A healthy person usually has a platelet count of 150,000 to 400,000. You have thrombocytopenia if your number falls under 150,000. If you're wondering what the long name means, here's how it breaks down: thrombocytes are your platelets and penia means you don't have enough of something.
The Perseids are active from July 13 to August 26, according to the American Meteor Society, a nonprofit scientific organization that supports the research of astronomers, but the meteor shower peaks between August 12-13.
The Perseids meteor shower is expected to peak Wednesday night into Thursday morning, Aug 12 and 13. Story Highlights. Annual Perseids meteor shower is usually one of the best of the year. Peak activity is expected Wednesday night into Thursday morning. Meteor activity happens all across the sky.