The Draconid meteor shower will be active starting tonight through Oct. 10, with the best viewing likely tonight.
The meteor shower typically offers a handful of slow-moving meteors each hour, but exceptional displays have been known to happen, SSERVI reported.
Also tonight will be a flyover from the International Space Station, which is expected to be visible for 5 minutes starting at 7:49 p.m.
Lastly, Mars the red planet will be at its closest point to Earth tonight, at 38.6 million miles away, NASA said.