According to the World Meteor Organization's 2019 calendar, the Perseid meteor shower will peak Monday night. NASA suggests looking between about 2 a.m. and dawn on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019. The type of meteor shower that is occurring during this month is called a Perseid meteor shower. According to an article by meteorologist Will Haenni, they are called Perseids because the area of the sky where the meteors seem to originate, is located near the constellation of Perseus when at maximum activity. It is known as one of the most popular types of meteor showers as it often occurs during the month of August. You can expect to see around 15 to 20 showers per hour if you are underneath an area in the sky where it is very dark. That might be harder to find than you may expect as during the summertime it stays light out for much longer in the day. For example, people in Alaska will have a hard time seeing these showers as it stays light there for almost the entire day! Some tips to use while watching the meteor showers are giving your eyes time to adapt to the darkness before the showers start, stay away from outside light pollution, and go somewhere in nature so that you can separate yourself from everyday life to just reel in the full experience. As for me, I plan on watching the meteor showers in Southern California at Joshua Tree near Palm Springs. The desert parks along with the mountain ranges will allow me to just sit back in my lawn chair and see all the action in the sky take place and unfold in front of my very eyes! However, don't feel like you need to watch the meteor showers on Tuesday, August 13 as the space activity will actually be taking place for weeks before and after the prime time will occur. Take advantage of this opportunity as it might be a while until this type of space activity happens again near our area!