Look, Up in the Sky: Perseid Meteor Shower Visible Now, Peaking in August

Southern California residents can get a better view from the mountains or deserts, where light pollution is less.

A Perseid meteor streaks across the sky above desert pine trees in the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area in Nevada on Aug. 13, 2015. Ethan Miller/Getty Images

The Perseid meteor shower will peak Aug. 11 and 12, but you may have to leave town to see it.

According to Ed Krupp, acting director of the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles since 1974, Los Angelenos may have to drive about an hour or so into the mountains or desert for the best view.