PERSEIDS

You'll have to wait two more years for a great "shooting star" show in August.

The pinnacle of the annual performance of the Perseid meteor shower is at hand, with peak activity of this display occurring late tonight (Aug. 11) into the early hours of Friday morning (Aug. 13).

Try watching from your own backyard!

The stunning Perseid meteor shower will peak tonight (Aug. 11) in what could well be the most brilliant "shooting star" display of the year.

There are plenty of opportunities to see the Perseid meteor shower at its peak this week, even if you can't see any "shooting stars" in person.

Fireballs blaze through the dark night sky in this NASA footage of the annual Perseid meteor shower.

“The Perseids are one of the most plentiful showers.”

Perseid meteors are already beginning to fall in a display that promises to dazzle skywatchers this month.

Thanks to space experts -- shout out to NASA -- we’re fortunate enough to have a heads up as to when we’ll get the best view of them.

It's time to catch the meteor shower that will last for over the next month. Here's everything to know about the Perseid meteor shower.

The best celestial event of the summer is fast approaching, so get your telescopes and cameras ready.

Of course, Space.com's Night Sky column will provide more extensive coverage of these events as they draw closer. A little over 9 hours later, the moon will officially turn full (and undergo a total eclipse. May 26: Total eclipse of the moonThis total lunar eclipse favors the Pacific Rim, that is, the geographic area surrounding the Pacific Ocean. Hawaiians get a great view with the eclipse happening high in their sky in the middle of the night. June 10: Ring of fire' annular solar eclipseThis composite image of the annular solar eclipse was taken by Koji Kudo from Kawasaki, Japan on May 21, 2012.

Stargazers can catch a brilliant sight in the night sky Monday night as the annual Perseid meteor shower will reach its peak into Tuesday. The popular meteor shower has been underway since mid-July, and on Monday night the celestial spectacle will reach its peak. Photographer Chris Bakley captured this image of the Perseid meteor shower in the early hours of Aug. 12, 2019 in Stone Harbor, N.J. Chris BakleyWhat are the Perseids? You don't need a telescope or any other special gear in order to watch just give your eyes some time to adjust to the dark night sky. The NASA Meteor Watch Facebook page will have a live camera feed from Alabama starting at 9 p.m.

We have some good news: The best meteor shower of the year is upon us. The meteor shower usually has rates of more than 60 meteors per hour to the naked eye. This year, unfortunately, theres a full moon right at the shower peak, which means that rate of 60 decreases to about 15-20. On Sunday night, the moon will set about 3 a.m., allowing for about an hour of dark sky to catch the fireballs. Catch a live broadcast of the meteor shower on the NASA Meteor Watch Facebook page.

A Perseid meteor streaks across the sky above desert pine trees on August 13, 2015 in the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area, Nevada. (CNN) - Moonless nights will make the spectacle of the annual Perseid meteor shower even more scintillating this weekend for much of the world between August 2 and August 4. The Perseids will also overlap with the Delta Aquariids meteor shower. The ice and dust, accumulating over a thousand years, burn up in our atmosphere to create the meteor shower. If you live in an urban area, you might want to take a drive to avoid city lights, which can make the meteor shower seem faint.