Have you ever seen a meteor shower before? If you have, you probably can’t wait to see another one, and if you haven’t, you’re probably dying to have the chance to.

Well, no matter which category you fall in, get ready! Each year, the Perseid Meteor Shower, one of the most popular annual meteor showers in the Northern Hemisphere, takes place between July 17 and August 24, and this year, it’s supposed to be one of the best ones yet

This year, the Perseid Meteor Shower is set to occur on the mornings of August 11, 12 and 13, so mark your calendars accordingly.

But what makes this year so unique? Of the reasons is that typically, the Perseid Meteor Shower produces 50 or more meteors per hour when it occurs during the night, dark hours, but there will be no moonlight to interfere. Plus, the moon is expected to set early, leaving the sky perfectly dark, and even easier to spot them.

The most insane part about it? Shooting stars will literally be all over the sky—we’re talking sometimes even as many as 60 to 100 per minute. You won’t want to miss this—in fact, you can’t miss it with so many in a minute!

Note that this number includes what will show up in faint streaks, in addition to the bright, fireball-generating ones you might be imagining.

According to EartSky.org, the best showing will likely during the predawn hours on August 12 and/or 13. The shower will also be visible the night of August 11, but likely, you’ll see the most meteors in the shortest amount of time near the previous peak.

Additionally, you might even be able to see Mars about 4 a.m. local time, as well as Saturn until about 2 a.m. local time.

“This year the moon will be near new moon, it will be a crescent, which means it will set before the Perseid show gets underway after midnight,” said NASA meteor expert Bill Cooke. “The moon is very favorable for the Perseids this year, and that’ll make the Perseids probably the best shower of 2018 for people who want to go out and view it.”

The best place to watch the meteor showers? You want to be somewhere dark, away from any artificial lights, like street lights, or any type of light pollution—somewhere with a totally open view of the sky.

Some people like to go camping in a rural area, or somewhere where it’s easy to spend a lot of time outside. No matter what, it takes about a half an hour for your eyes to adjust to the dark, so the longer you’re outside, the more you’ll likely be able to see.

Check your town for meteor viewing parties. For example, there’s one planned on the evening of August 11 outside of Flagstaff at Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument. You could also host one of your own.

We’re so excited for this meteor shower! Have you ever seen one before? Will you be be making plans to watch the upcoming Perseids Meteor Shower?