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Perseid Meteor Shower

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Perseid Meteor Shower Set to Peak Night of August 12–13

A New Moon will leave very dark skies that should make late‑night viewing easier for observers who travel away from city lights.

Two Meteor Showers Peak Together Late July as Moonlight Cuts Visibility

Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks During New Moon and Solar Eclipse

2026 Sky Guide: Total Eclipse Over Iceland and Spain as NASA Targets Early-Year Artemis II

Moon Brushes Past Saturn as Pre-Dawn Five-Planet Parade Continues

Bright Gibbous Moon Dims Perseid Meteor Shower Peak

Perseids Peak Dims Under Full Moon, Observers Adjust Plans

Waning Gibbous Moon to Dim Perseid Meteor Shower’s Peak Display

Moonlight Dims Perseid Meteor Shower at Its Peak

Waning Gibbous Moon Threatens Perseid Meteor Peak, Observers Advised to Chase Earthgrazers and Livestreams

Six Planets to Parade Across August Morning Skies

Saturn-Neptune Conjunction Kicks Off Spain’s Perseids Viewing Season

Venus and Jupiter to Converge Under One Degree on August 12 Pre-Dawn Sky

Moonlight Set to Dampen This Year’s Perseid Meteor Shower Peak

Perseid Meteor Shower Delivers Early-Morning Shows As Full Moon Nears

August Skywatching Kicks Off with Moon–Antares Conjunction Ahead of Sturgeon Moon and Perseids

August Skies Set Stage for Perseid Peak and Venus–Jupiter Conjunction

Perseids Fly Under Moonless Skies as Delta Aquariids and Capricornids Prepare for July 30 Peak

Full Sturgeon Moon Dims Perseid Meteor Shower Peak by 75%

Perseid Meteor Shower Kicks Off as Bright Moon Threatens Peak Visibility