This sky show peaks in the early morning hours of August 12, with 50 to 100 meteors streaking through the heavens per hour. Since it is near the time of the new moon, darker skies may afford better viewing than we’ve had some other years.
See
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2004/25jun_perseids2004.htm
for more information from NASA……………..
posted by Toni