The Perseid Meteors have great timing this year because the peak of the shower is expected around the weekend of August 12th. However, it’s a fairly large stream, which means you can usually see alot of meteors the day before and after the peak of the storm. Plus there will be a new moon, so if you have dark skies, you’ll see a great show.

A little advance planning for a camping trip to a dark sky location, like a nice state park, is a great way to watch meteor showers. I’ve done it before, and just happened upon an astronomy club that had the same idea. That was a really fun night of stargazing!