We camphost in Virginia, about 25 miles from home, during August each year. We are about 30-40 miles from the nearest small city, so we have little to no light pollution. The shower this year was better than last year, but not nearly as good as two years ago.
I sat outside most of the night for 4 nights, coming in when I got cool, but then smartened up and put on a jacket and took a throw to put over my legs. I would doze, then wake up and see some meteors, then sleep a little more. I would come in about 3 or 4 am and sleep for a few hours.
In 2016, the evening of August 12 into the morning of August 13 will be the peak viewing time after the moon sets around midnight.
