The Farmer’s Tomboy Daughter
The Perseid meteor shower happens every summer from mid-July to mid-August. At its peak you can see as many as 60 shooting stars per hour between midnight and dawn, especially in rural areas of north America where light pollution doesn't wash away the dark.The meteorites are actually small dust particles left behind from the tail of the Swift-Tuttle Comet which comes around about every 133 years. The shower is called the Perseid because the meteorites look like they are coming out of the constellation Perseus, the Greek god known for his proficiency at killing monsters.Seeing a shooting star every 60…