The Perseid Meteor Shower Is Peaking In New England - Here's How Best To View It

If you look up one night this week, you may see a meteor streaking across the sky.

August is the best time to see the Perseid meteor shower, as our planet crosses the path of the Comet Swift-Tuttle.

We talk to Kelly Beatty, Senior Editor of Sky & Telescope Magazine, about how best to to view it.