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Perseid Meteor Shower

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Orionid Meteor Shower Peaks Oct. 21–23 Under New-Moon Skies

Debris from Halley’s Comet could produce 10–20 meteors per hour for early-morning observers at dark locations.

Bright Gibbous Moon Dims Perseid Meteor Shower Peak

Venus and Jupiter Coincide in Dawn Sky as Six-Planet Parade Unfolds

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

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

Full Sturgeon Moon Dims Perseid Meteor Shower Peak by 75%

Perseid Meteor Shower Kicks Off as Bright Moon Threatens Peak Visibility

Earth’s Aphelion and Mercury’s Greatest Elongation Usher in July’s Night Sky Highlights