THE MOON

Friend and artist Ben Turner took this beautiful shot the other night when the moon was unbelievably bright. Interestingly, on the 11th, 12th and 13th of August the Perseid Meteor Shower will be at its peak. Every year in August, the earth passes through dust and rock fragments left behind by the comet Swift-Tuttle last time it passed near the sun. As these particles collide with the earth they burn up, often causing a startling streak of light across the sky.