The annual Perseid Meteor Shower is underway now and is expected to peak the night of August 12-13. With the Moon being at New phase for this year's shower from a dark sky site you could see about one Perseid a minute.
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| The Perseid meteors appear to stream away from the shower's "radiant" point near the border of Perseus and Cassiopeia. Sky & Telescope |
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| Bright 2016 Perseid Greg Redfern
Sky Guy in VA
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