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Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight: Viewing Tips and Highlights

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Source: Newsweek
Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight: Viewing Tips and Highlights
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The Perseid meteor shower peaks overnight August 12-13, offering a spectacular display of up to 100 meteors per hour, visible to the naked eye or via a free online livestream by the Virtual Telescope Project. Best viewing occurs between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. local time in dark, open skies, despite the bright moon, with bright fireballs still visible. The shower originates from debris left by Comet Swift-Tuttle, which poses no threat to Earth in the foreseeable future.

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