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Perseid meteor shower is ‘greatest show’ for stargazers – BBC News
One of nature’s greatest light shows, the Perseid meteor shower, is visible over Northern Ireland.
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The Perseid Meteor shower is a stunning annual event
We are sitting amongst the pine woods in the dark, with eyes to the sky and fingers firmly crossed.
All afternoon the cloud cover has been solid and unbroken, but, tantalisingly, the latest satellite image is promising clearer skies to the west.
And tonight that really matters.
Because high above us, at the edge of the atmosphere, nature is putting on one of its greatest light shows, the Perseid meteor …
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