9.6K views · 593 reactions | TONIGHT starts the peak of the annual #Perseid meteor shower!  ✨ :-) With 200 meteors per hour, under best viewing conditions, it's one of the best watch parties of the year! All day, we're going behind-the-scenes with #NASA meteor experts on NASA SnapChat, NASA Meteor Watch, and so much more! Stay tuned! | NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center | Facebook

Watch the Milky Way rise over Oregon’s Mack Reef as the Perseids meteor shower streaks through the sky. Captured at Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge, this timelapse shows one of nature’s best night shows. The annual meteor shower began in July and peaks August 12. Video by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | U.S. Department of the Interior