If you haven't heard there is a meteor shower going on this week. Generally no matter what time zone you live in, the best time to see
this meteor shower is August 12, 2009 between midnight and dawn. Meteor
showers are commonly thought to be events that occur at night, but in
fact they are really morning events. Viewers can expect to see tons of
meteors and in some cases up to 100 meteors per hour. The Perseids
started July 17th and will be active until August 24th. You will be
able to see meteors on any given night or morning, but as I stated for
this shower the peak occurs Wednesday morning. So keep your head up so you don't miss out!
You can read more about this at the site below
http://www.meteorblog.com/2009/08/meteor-shower-the-perseids/