During its peak, you may see upwards of 50 to 100 meteors per hour if you're in a place where it's dark enough.

The Perseids originate from the comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle, a comet about 16 miles across, roughly twice the diameter of the rock that killed the dinosaurs. It orbits the Sun once every 133 years and last visited the inner solar system in 1992. It’s expected to be visible to the naked eye when it returns in 2126.