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Perseid meteor shower 2020: How and when to watch – Arizona Daily Star
The Perseids showcase more bright meteors than any other annual meteor shower, but it will face some competition from the moon this year during its peak on Tuesday and Wednesday.
These eye-catching meteors are linked to the Comet Swift-Tuttle, which orbits the sun once every 133 years. That means that every August, the Earth passes through the comet’s debris field.
The ice and dust, accumulating over a thousand years, burn up in our atmosphere to create the meteor shower. The Perseids showcase more bright meteors than any other annual meteor shower.
The meteors can be traced to the Perseus constellation, from which they get their name, which will climb in the northeast…
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