Perseids meteor shower

The Perseids meteor shower is an annual celestial event going to be active from August 17-26.
Meteors are bits of rock and ice ejected from comets as they manoeuvre around their orbits around the sun.
Meteor showers are witnessed when Earth passes through the trail of debris left behind by a comet or an asteroid.
When a meteor reaches the Earth, it is called a meteorite.
A series of meteorites when encountered at once is termed as a meteor shower.
Perseids meteor shower peaks every year in mid-August.
It was first observed over 2,000 years ago.
The Perseids occur due to pieces of cosmic debris left behind by comet Swift-Tuttle.