By — PBS News Hour PBS News Hour Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/see-spectacular-light-show-years-perseid-meteor-shower Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Transcript In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, stargazers catch a glimpse of the annual Perseid meteor shower. This year, the show is especially brilliant. Read the Full Transcript Notice: Transcripts are machine and human generated and lightly edited for accuracy. They may contain errors. GWEN IFILL: Finally tonight, our NewsHour Shares of the day, something that caught our eye which might be of interest to you, too.Stargazers around the world got into position last night for the annual Perseid meteor shower. Every August, hundreds of stars light up the night. And this year, the show is proving to be especially spectacular, from the skies over Southern California, to an orthodox church in Belarus, to an ancient Roman theater in Spain.Made up of bits of dust and ice, the meteors enter the atmosphere at a speed of 37 miles a second, leaving behind glowing smoke trails. And because there's no moon in the sky this year, the streaks of light are brighter than ever. It's not too late to see the show. Tonight's peak is expected to occur at about 4:00 a.m. Eastern time. Watch Watch the Full Episode PBS NewsHour from Aug 13, 2015 By — PBS News Hour PBS News Hour