If you look up at the sky in the coming nights, you will see many meteors. The Earth will pass right next to the Perseids, a meteor shower that occurs annually.

The Perseids are made up of debris from Comet Swift-Tuttle. As Earth passes over the swarm, the particles burn up in the atmosphere. The glowing pieces of debris are called meteors, but they’re not really meteors.

The Earth passes through the Perseid swarm every year around this time. Your best chance to see the meteors is during the night from Monday to Tuesday. Most of the meteors are expected to appear around 3:45 a.m., about 50 to 60 per hour, but you also have a good chance of seeing them on the nights before and after.

To be able to observe the meter ears properly, it is best to find a dark place and look towards the northeast. But you can also notice the burning debris in other directions.

NOS meteorologist Willemijn Hoebert expects the swarm to be clearly visible, unlike last year. “There will be almost no cloud cover in the coming nights. The temperature is also very high, making it ideal for sitting in the garden and looking at the sky,” he added.

It also helps that the moon sets early. This makes the night darker and makes it easier to see meteors in the sky.

Last year, the star shower looked like this in Croatia, North Macedonia and Albania.