Expect an amazing fusillade of shooting stars this weekend  as Perseid meteor shower is already on its way.

A free and grand light show on the sky brought to you by the Perseid meteor shower2013  is expected to peak on Monday, August 12. According to Brevard Times, the Perseid meteor shower 2013 this summer will be best as it promises to provide a more spectacular celestial light show than the previous years. This is because of the 'darker night skies during a New Moon that occurs on August 6." It will reach its First Quarter on August 14.

Astronomers are anticipating the Meteor shower to peak in North America during daylight hours on Monday, August 12. However, the sparkling light display of the Perseid meteor shower 2013 should also be visible on Sunday night or early Monday morning. Stargazers will also have the chance to watch the Perseid meteor shower overnight Monday until Tuesday morning.

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Huffington Post shared that the yearly light show made by Perseid meteor shower is regarded as one of the best since it has a consistent record of reliability and high rate of activity. Observers can actually view 60 meters per hours of Perseid meteor shower 2013, as estimated by NASA.

Perseid meteor shower derived its name from the Perseus constellation. The gorgeous glistening display becomes visible mainly in the Northern Hemisphere each year starting in late July or early August, "when Earth passes by the remains of the Swift-Tuttle comet."

Interested viewers planning to witness the Perseid meteor shower are encouraged to "go outside and look at the sky at least 30 minutes beforehand in order to let their eyes adjust to the dark." Bill Cooke, the head of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office. He shared via email to Agence France-Press, "My experience is that most people who are disappointed viewing meteors go out for only a few minutes expecting to see something: this will work only for major outbursts not normal meteor showers."

There will be a live online chat hosted by Cooke and other experts at Marshall Space Flight Center on Saturday night from 11 PM to 3 AM ET to answer question before the peak of Perseid meteor shower 2013.