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How You Can Make This Week’s Perseid Meteor Shower About Much More Than Just ‘Shooting Stars’ – Forbes
Here’s how to find a host of exciting night sky sights while you wait for “shooting stars.”
A “shooting star” and the Milky Way.
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When is the next meteor shower? Youre in luckits this week.
The next major celestial event in the calendar is the Perseid meteor shower, which peaks on the night of Tuesday, August 11 into Wednesday, 12 (though the following night should be almost as good).
Always an annual highlight, the peak of the Perseids is this year slightly marred by the presence of a bright Moon just when the action is due to start.
You should still look for shooting st…
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