Perseid Meteor Shower – Best Viewing This Weekend

At its heaviest (August 11-12), about 90 meteors an hour are predicted, but even if you skillfully watch the sky, you’ll see only a fraction of peak meteors. You’re bound to catch a few, to say the least, meteors on the evening of Aug. 11, but you’ll likely see more in the wee morning hours of Aug. 12, after the constellation Perseus ascends in the eastern sky.

To hunt for them, find yourself a dark spot away from lighted playgrounds, parking lots and streets. Grab a lawn chair and look up. The meteors appear to emanate from the Perseus constellation, many meteors will leave trails through many parts of the sky.

It is truly a sight to behold.