NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) -Stargazers can prepare to see the Perseid meteor shower. Space enthusiasts are calling this the best meteor shower of the year. Warm summer nights will be perfect for comfortably catching the shooting stars across the night sky.

The famous Perseids return to night skies this week. Here’s when it peaks, how it works, and what Australians can expect to see.

Peaking on the same day in July are the Alpha Capricornids and Southern delta Aquariids meteor showers.