Perseid meteor shower: exact time to spot fireballs shoot across the sky

Stargazers are in for a breathtaking spectacle as the Perseids meteor shower reaches its pinnacle tomorrow. The Royal Observatory has confirmed that the meteor shower began on July 17 and will continue through to August 24.

Throughout recent evenings, its displays have been building in intensity, with expectations that Tuesday will deliver the most dazzling performance. In fact, NASA has hailed it as the 'most popular meteor shower of the year'.

Dr Shyam Balaji, theoretical physicist, King’s College London, also commented: "The Perseid meteor shower is caused by the Earth travelling through the debris left by a comet called Swift-Tuttle.

"The debris falls through the Earth's atmosphere and as it burns up you get t

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