What are the Perseid meteors?

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">The Perseid meteor is one of the most prominent annual meteor showers, and is caused by the Earth passing through debris left behind by Comet Swift-Tuttle. This shower is characterized by being abundant and fun to watch, as a large number of meteors can be seen in one hour at its peak.<br /> This shower was called “Perseids” because the meteors appear to radiate from the constellation Perseus (Perseus) in the sky, which is the point from which the meteors originate.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p>