The Perseids are peaking tonight and Tuesday with mostly clear skies on tap. But will haze and a somewhat full moon play spoiler?

Summer's most dazzling meteor shower, the Perseids, peaks early Wednesday. At the same time, Venus and Jupiter will converge in the sky — overlapping like a very bright star. If your focus is the meteor shower,

The Perseid meteor shower takes place each year as Earth travels through the debris shed by comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle.