The peak of the Perseid meteor shower is coming on Aug. 12 and 13

Stargazers can potentially see 50-75 meteors per hour during the peak of this shower

To see the meteor shower, the best time to look to the sky is after midnight

If you missed the peaks of the last two meteor showers in July, have no fear.

There's still one meteor shower ongoing and it's set to peak later in August.

The first meteors from two showers — the Delta Aquariids and the Alpha Capricornids — began streaking across the sky in the middle of July, with both peaking on July 30.

Arguably, the favorite summer meteor shower, the Perseid meteor shower, will be active from now to Aug. 23.

Here's what to know about it.

When is the peak of the Perseid meteor shower?

The shower will reach its peak on Aug. 12 an

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