I slept early last night in anticipation of bright meteors streaking across the sky during the annual Perseid meteor shower. The Perseids (named after the constellation Perseus) started last July and astronomers say the best night to watch them is on August 12.

I was instructed to watch the night sky a few hours before dawn and around 4 AM, I stood outside our terrace to observe the colorful fireballs from the sky but unfortunately, it was cloudy that time and there were rooftops obstructing my view of the night sky.

This reminded me of a Simpsons episode wherein Lisa lobbied for the reduction of "light pollution" in Springfield since she couldn’t watch a meteor shower scheduled that time. Homer and Bart tinkered with the town’s lighting system, resulting in a blackout and allowing them to see the glorious meteor shower amidst the background music of the song Vincent. Brilliant!