Famous Nights · 12 August 2026

Tonight: the best meteor shower of the year

«Look up tonight»

12-13 August, the Perseids peak. Up to 100 meteors an hour over the UK — this is tonight's sky over the Lake District, mapped to the minute. Find somewhere dark, look northeast, wait. Every star in its true position. What's your night?

Lake District, United Kingdom · 12 August 2026 · 23:30 local · 54.4609° N · 3.0886° W

Now map your own night — from £34.99 Set to this famous sky below — or map your own date and place in two taps.

Tonight: the best meteor shower of the year — star map art print

The short film

Eight seconds over Lake District.

The era scene is an AI reconstruction. The sky above it is not — every star is computed from astronomical data for 12 August 2026, 23:30 local time.

Your turn

Make it your night.

Below, the map is set to this famous sky. Start fresh with your own date and place — the night you met, a birthday, a wedding — from £34.99. Or keep this historic sky as a print.

Map my own night — from £34.99 Keep this historic sky →

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