Fears of 'apocalypse' as skies filled with 150,000 shooting stars in meteor shower

It’s the best time of year to see a shooting star, thanks to the spectacular Perseid meteor shower. We give you the facts on the phenomena

Nation.Cymru Staff One of the year’s best meteor showers is set to light up skies over Wales this month, on the same night that stargazers will enjoy the biggest solar eclipse visible from Wales since 1999. The Perseid meteor shower will peak on 12 August, when dozens of ‘shooting stars’ an hour could be visible…

The Perseid meteor shower is expected to put on one of its best displays in years thanks to dark skies during this year’s peak. Here’s why it happens every year and how Canadians can get the best view.