Meteor showers in August: The Perseids

'Little chunks of rock and debris in space are called meteoroids. They become meteors -- or shooting stars -- when they fall through a planet's atmosphere; leaving a bright trail as they are heated to incandescence by the friction of the atmosphere. Pieces that survive the journey and hit the ground are called meteorites."

https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/meteors

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"Meteor activity kicks into high gear in August as seen from the northern hemisphere. The main reason for all this activity is the Perseid shower that peaks on August 12th. "

Perseid Meteor Shower at Joshua Tree National Park

http://www.amsmeteors.org/2017/07/meteor-activity-outlook-for-july-29-august-4-2017/