According to NASA, the "best meteor shower of the year" is slated to kick off this Sunday. The event in question is the Perseid meteor shower, which will be active starting July 14, according to the American Meteor Society (AMS). The Perseids occur annually around this time, and they will last until Sept. 1 this year. The Perseids are one of the most plentiful showers with about 50 to 100 meteors seen per hour. The pre-dawn hours are the best for viewing, but there are some instances when you can catch a glimpse as early as 10 p.m. local time, NASA says. The Planetary Society recommends heading to a dark sky site—away from city lights—for the optimal viewing experience. Luckily, the meteor shower is visible to the naked eye, meaning you don't need to invest in binoculars or a telescope. The Northern Hemisphere is the best spot from which to see the meteor shower, according to The Planetary Society. This is because the Perseids' radiant—the point in the sky where the meteors seem to come from—is the constellation Perseus, which is located north on the sky's dome.
