The Perseid meteor shower is set to take place tonight, Wednesday, Aug. 12 starting at 10 p.m. EST.

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The 2015 meteor shower begins at 10 p.m. and lasts until 2 a.m. Thursday morning. The annual meteor shower takes place every August, with a steady stream of showers blazing across the night sky.

And if you haven't seen the Perseid meteor shower before, now is a good time to start.

"The Perseids streak across the sky from many directions, with theoretical rates as high as 100 per hour. The last time the Perseids peak coincided with a new moon was in 2007, making this one of the best potential viewings in years," say NASA officials.

For those who are unable to see the Perseid meteor shower in person, NASA is offering a live stream, with commentary from meteor experts.

"Special guests on the live NASA TV broadcast include meteor experts Bill Cooke, Danielle Moser and Rhiannon Blaauw, all of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office, located at Marshall," says NASA. "They will provide on-air commentary, as well as answer questions online. Also scheduled to join the broadcast are experts from NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, NASA's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, California, the American Meteor Society and others."

The Perseid meteor shower occurs when the earth travels through "dusty debris" from Comet Swift-Tuttle.

Watch the Perseid meteor shower live stream below:


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