Viewers of Saturday's Perseid meteor shower might see up to 100 "fireballs" per hour at its peak.
To best see them, move away from the city and let your eyes adapt to the night sky for half an hour.
That's because fireballs are just what they sound like: exceptionally brilliant meteors that are rarer the brighter they are, according to the American Meteor Society.
Lucky for meteor enthusiasts of all ages, the popular Perseid meteor shower , set to peak August 13, could bring up to 100 fireballs an hour, Insider previously reported.
According to previous reporting from Insider, you have the best chance of seeing the shower in the pre-dawn hours.
Persons:
Bill Cooke, Insider's Marianne Guenot, Cooke
Organizations:
Service, American Meteor Society, AMS, NASA, NBC
Locations:
Wall, Silicon, EarthSky