It's the time of the year to enjoy a star-studded event. According to astronomers, the Perseid meteor shower can be witnessed by stargazers in the Northern Hemisphere on the mornings of August 13 and 14.

Meteor shower lovers in the Northern Hemisphere will be able to see the celestial show, while people living in the South of the Equator may not enjoy the oldest meteor shower known to the planet. As per the astronomers, during the event, the sky will be moonless, which means stargazers will be able to see the meteor shower without any obstacle.

During the peak time of the Perseid meteor shower, people will be able to see about one hundred shooting stars every hour across the dark sky. The amazing thing about this year's Perseid meteor shower is that stargazers can catch the natural fireworks without a telescope or some kind of special glasses. The shooting stars will be visible to the naked eye, according to the astronomers.

During last night's meteor shower, the shooting stars were visible around the earth. People from Europe, the United States and East Asia enjoyed the annual shower.

The meteor shower of shooting stars is an event where small bits of space rock smash into the earth's atmosphere with a speed of about 60 kilometers/second. While talking about the unusual event, Carolin Crawford from the University of Cambridge's Institute of Astronomy said, "All comets probably have a bad case of dandruff. But this one is one where the Earth's orbit takes it smack through the centre of the trail of debris that it leaves behind".