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Perseid Shower

Posted by michael on from the too-cloudy-and-light-polluted dept.

Space.com writes "August is usually regarded as "meteor month" in the Northern Hemisphere, as one of the best shooting star displays of the year reaches its peak near midmonth. The annual Perseid meteor shower is beloved by everyone from meteor enthusiasts to summer campers. The Perseids are predicted to peak overnight on Aug. 12-13, when Earth travels through the middle of a belt of debris laid down in space by comet Swift-Tuttle."

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  1. No leonids this year by devnulljapan · · Score: 3, Informative

    It's a good idea to nip outside to see this one as it's unlikely we'll get much (if any) of a November leonids show this year.
    Easy to find too, just look for the Pleiades if you can't find the proper radiant in Perseus. Mind you, if you live somewhere without a rainy season, just looking up should do fine.