SHOOTING STARS TONIGHT

Tonight is the climax of the annual Perseid Meteor Shower, and some of the best places to watch it are just a few minutes away.

One Pauma Valley resident, Terry Abeyta, will be holding a potluck at her home and then caravan with some friends halfway up the Nate Harrison Grade. They plan to pull out the lawn chairs, set them up on the side of Palomar Mountain, and watch the show.

You don't have to drive that far. Just find a place relatively out of the way of streetlights or neighbors' lights and enjoy.