We celebrate those special locals who contribute to our Silver Lake environs and call them Silver Lake Stars. We also celebrate those astronomical stars, planets, galaxies and meteors who shine brightly.

According to timeanddate.com,the Perseid meteor shower, one of the brighter meteor showers of the year, occurs every year between July 17 and August 24. The shower tends to peak around August 9-13. The best time to view the Perseids, or most other meteor showers is when the sky is the darkest. Most astronomers suggest that depending on the Moon’s phase, the best time to view meteor showers is right before dawn.

Starting on Wednesday, there's a show not to be missed. Annual meteor shower brilliance should be magnified by the lack of moon light this year. Let's hope the clouds take wing and give us a clear view. Details and link to ideal places for viewing at L.A.Times. 

According to Griffith Observatory, the conditions for the Perseid meteor shower, the summertime favorite, are excellent for observers this year. The meteor shower gets its name from the constellation Perseus the Hero. The radiant of the meteor shower, the point from which they appear to stream, is in the constellation. On the night of maximum, the Periods start at about 10:00 p.m., when the radiant is low in the north-northeast, and reaches its peak just before dawn, with the radiant 59 degrees high in the east-northeast. Expect about one meteor per minute before dawn. The Perseids are notable for their occasional fireballs, which are bright enough to cast shadows and leave luminous trails in the sky that can last for 10 minutes or more! Perseids are particles shed by comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle, and hit our atmosphere at 37 miles (59 kilometers) per second.