[Liz]

Hi Vincent - this is a bit from Ian Musgrave at Southern Sky Watch
http://home.mira.net/~reynella/skywatch/ssky.htm


Sadly, the Perseids are very low on the horizon in Australia and for all of us south of Brisbane, the radiant (where the meteors appear to originate in the sky) will be below the horizon. While the ZHR is around 100, Australian observers in the North should expect to see 6-7 meteors per hour under clear conditions. On August the 12th and 13th, between around 3.30 am and 5.30 am (yes, that's right, bleeding cold morning time), go out and face North. The meteor shower will be between two to three handspans from the horizon. A map showing the location of the meteor radiant as seen facing north from Brisbane at 4.00 am is here. (also useful for Alice Springs and Darwin, Townsville etc. where the radiant is higher). The waning Moon will interfere with seeing meteors though.

..... so Tuesday am in the wee hours before dawn.