The Perseids meteor shower is expected to peak tonight, as at least 100 shooting stars an hour will fly across the night sky and continue for a number of days, according to NASA.
"Despite a bright moon, there should still be a good show from this prolific shower," NASA wrote on its website this week regarding the shower. "Much of the world can see Perseid any time after full dark, with peak viewing projected on the early morning of Aug 13."
Tony Berendsen, an outreach astronomer and founder of Tahoe Star Tours, said to ABC News that the best time to view the showers will be at around 2 a.m.
You won't even need a telescope to view the shower either.
"To see the meteor shower, you don't need a telescope, binoculars or any other equipment," Berendsen said. "All you need is your eyes."
The meteors get their name from their origin in the constellation Perseus, a hero of ancient Greek mythology according to SPACE.com.
The hero was born from a shower of heavenly gold, according to legend.
The shower itself was created by the remains of the Comet Swift-Tuttle, discovered back in 1862. It takes 130 years for the shower to circle the sun.
In August, Earth passes near the orbit of Swift-Tuttle and crosses the comet's debris trail according to SPACE.com.
If you don't live in the Northern hemisphere, or if weather is bad in your neighborhood, a Ustream view of the skies over Marshall Space Flight Center will be embedded on this page on Aug. 12 at 9:30 p.m. EDT.
Click here at 9:30 to view the Ustream.
The Perseid meteor shower is usually the biggest one we can see from this part of the world, so you won't want to miss it.
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