OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) -- Look up this week and you're likely to catch Mother Nature's light show. The highly anticipated Perseids meteor shower is currently active -- reaching its peak just Tuesday night. The Chabot Space and Science Center in Oakland hosted a star party overnight.

It's one of the most spectacular meteor showers of the year. The Perseids light up the night skies from mid-July to late August.

On Tuesday night, dozens of people came out to the Chabot Space and Science Center in Oakland, hoping to catch a glimpse of the display at its peak.

But even with the foggy conditions, visitors still had the chance to learn about the spectacular meteor shower unfolding above them.

Gerald McKeegan with the Chabot Space and Science Center explains, what many know as shooting stars,

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