The Perseid meteor shower, which NASA says is the best of the year, peaks on Tuesday. Here's how to catch it in the night sky.

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• The Perseid meteor shower — which NASA says is the best of the year — happens each year in late summer.
• The Perseids are known for epic "fireball" meteors and long, streaking tails.
• Meteor activity should peak the night of August 11 into the morning of August 12.
• To watch, find a spot away from city lights with a clear view of the sky.
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NASA calls the annual Perseids meteor shower the best of the year, owed to its many bright meteors that streak across the night sky in late summer. 

The shower reaches its peak the evening of Tuesday, August 11, during which time skywatchers can see dozens of meteors per hour as Earth plows through a cloud of cometary debris.

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