The Perseid meteor shower — the year's best — is tonight. Here's how to watch it.

The Perseid meteor shower — the most active meteor shower of the year — is coming Wednesday night. As Earth plows through a trail of dust and rock left behind by the comet Swift-Tuttle, tiny pieces of debris will enter our atmosphere and burn up, producing dazzling shooting stars. Starting around 11 pm local time (regardless of your time zone) on Wednesday, you'll be able to see as many as 50 of these meteors per hour — with the show aided by the low amount of light coming from the barely...
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