A beautiful, bright fireball was captured on camera in Poland last night and many more are expected as we near the annual peak of the Perseid meteor shower this weekend.
The International Meteor Organization reports around one to two dozen meteors per hour in the night skies so far this week.
Astronomers predict as many as 60 per hour at the peak Friday night into Saturday.
The weather, bright city lights, and a fairly bright moon are three things that could get in your way, should you want to venture out to make a wish upon one of these "shooting stars."
Fortunately, our forecast looks pretty good with mostly clear conditions expected most of Friday night.
The best viewing tip we can give? Grab a lawn chair or sleeping back, get away from the city lights, give your eyes about 30 minutes to adjust to the dark, then simply look up.
Skygazers will likely have the best luck two to four hours prior to sunrise. We recommend you set your alarm to wake up and take a look around 4 a.m.
In the above video, Chief Meteorologist Burton Fitzsimmons shares some photos of recent Perseids.
For more, check out this Earth & Sky article.
Display image taken by Mike Lewinski in August of 2016, in Rio Arriba, New Mexico.