actually there isnt such a thing , what you see is meteors burning up as they enter the earths atmosphere. Stars explode into supernovas and grow into red giants , shooting stars are lumps of rock or matter left over from the formation of the solar system and as they enter the atmosphere they glow as they burn out with friction . To see them actually you would have to continually look up to the skies as they cannot be planned in any way, they are very spasmodic. just keep looking up in an environment without street lighting .You just might get lucky.