The Perseid meteor shower, the marquee night-gazing event of the summer, peaks Tuesday morning. The cascade of shooting stars, originating in the constellation Perseus, will generate up to two meteors per minute.The best time to see the meteors is after about 1:30 a.m., when the moon has set and much of its glare has been eliminated. The Perseus constellation will be the northeast section of the sky, but the meteors get brighter and longer as they rocket away from the radiant, their point of origination.
Astronomy buffs say the best way to see the meteors is to lie on your back and try to take in as much of the sky as possible.For the best view of the showers, find a remote, dark area, far from the light pollution generated by major population centers. That's not as easy as it sounds.