Perseid Meteor Shower

The Perseids meteor shower is on at the moment.  I find it odd that I never heard about this annual spectacle until this year, and now I see stuff about it all over the place.  Unfortunately we are stuck in light polluted cloudy London so it hasn't been dazzling but we have spotted a few shooting stars.  This video makes me wonder if I should have organised a trip to somewhere suitable for the occasion.  We thought it was a good excuse to visit Greenwich Planetarium.  We enjoyed exploring the museum and the grounds of the observatory as well as two shows in the planetarium: "Sky Tonight" and "We are Aliens".  We all found it absolutely fascinating (especially now that we know more about space after Nicholas' latest show and tell at school)!