The full moon may be the only thing that stands in the way of seeing the Perseid meteor shower peak this week.
According to NASA, the most vivid annual meteor showers will peak Aug. 12 and 13, with between 50-100 "shooting stars" per hour.
The meteors are remnants of Comet Swift-Tuttle, a “snowball” composed of ice, rock, and dust, which orbits the sun every 133 years, according to NASA. The comet was last visible in 1992 and won’t pass again until 2125.
The moon may cause some issues, though, as the planetoid will be brighter than any other objects in the sky.