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The Perseids Meteor Shower Peaks This Week: Here's When to Look Up
The source of the shower is periodic comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle. Discovered by astronomers Lewis Swift and Horace Tuttle in July 1862, records of apparitions for the comet go all the way back to Chinese observations in 322 BCE. The comet was notable as the first linked to an annual meteor shower.
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NASA shares tips to enjoy the Perseids meteor shower 2025 despite challenging full moon skies
Learn how to watch the 2025 Perseids meteor shower at its peak, with NASA’s tips for seeing more meteors even under a bright full moon ...
August’s full moon is the Sturgeon Moon, a name taken from the ancient fish that was once plentiful in the lakes and rivers ...
The San Diego Dark Sky Festival is returning to Julian on August 16th, featuring educational activities, panel discussions, ...
Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere).
According to NASA's monitoring, the usually strong rate of 60–100 meteors per hour could fall to just 10–20 per hour as the ...
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Party in the Perseids: A party for the stars at Science Central
F ORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Science Central is hosting a party for the stars. Party in the Perseids will be hosted on Saturday ...
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A solar flare just upped the odds for photographing the Northern Lights this weekend – and the Perseids are starting to heat up too
The coronal mass ejection hurled from an active sunspot launched a bit sidewise, which lowers the odds of seeing the effects ...
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