Perseid meteor shower: When, where and how to watch

The Perseid meteor shower is at its peak tonight, but will you see it?

Perseid meteor shower lights up the night sky

In this timelapse video, the Milky Way arcs over the Mack Reef archipelago at Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge as Perseid meteors streak across the sky. The popular annual meteor shower started in July and will peak on the night of August 12. Video by Peter Pearsall / U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | U.S. Department of the Interior

Stargazers watch the Perseid meteor shower across Balkans