From: TerryMosel aol.com Date: 21 July 2007 00:13:21 Jul 2007 Subject: IAA at Carnfunnock, ISS, Perseids, Research post Hi all, 1. ... Just because the shower 'starts' on 23 July, and has a quoted rate of about 80/hour, does NOT mean that you'll see lots of meteors from 23 July onwards! ... Since there are about 10-12 sporadic meteors per hour visible in good conditions at this time of year, that means that you might see about 3 Perseid meteors per hour on July 23. ... Last Revised: 2007 July 23rd . ...