Click for next articleThe Perseid meteor shower, one of the most prolific and impressive meteor showers of the year, peaks tonight! Widely regarded as one of the best meteor showers of the year, the Perseids can produce up to 100 meteors per hour under ideal viewing conditions and weather permitting. Under dark, clear skies, patient observers could see dozens of meteors every hour with the highest rates expected just before dawn. With the Perseid meteor shower's peak occurring when Earth passes through the densest, dustiest area. The Perseid meteor shower will appear to radiate from the Perseus constellation.