The shower has been active since July 17 and will continue until August 24. The best opportunity to see them will be when it reaches the maximum number of meteors of around 150 per hour (its ‘peak’) ...

The Perseids meteor shower is about to reach its peak, coinciding with a Sturgeon Moon this weekend to create a dazzling ...

According to NASA, the best time to view the Perseids is in the early morning hours before dawn, when the radiant - the point the meteors appear to come from - is highest in the northeastern sky.