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Colorado’s night skies will be filled with hundreds of shooting stars this month as one of the best meteor showers of the ...
The Perseid meteor shower, one of the biggest and best meteor showers on the calendar, is back and ready to put on a show.
The Perseids meteor shower is about to reach its peak, coinciding with a Sturgeon Moon this weekend to create a dazzling ...
Science Central is hosting a party for the stars. Party in the Perseids will be hosted on Saturday, August 9 from 6:00 p.m. to 9 p.m. Party in the Perseids is a family-friendly event celebrating the ...
According to NASA, the best time to view the Perseids is in the early morning hours before dawn, when the radiant - the point the meteors appear to come from - is highest in the northeastern sky.
The shower has been active since July 17 and will continue until August 24. The best opportunity to see them will be when it reaches the maximum number of meteors of around 150 per hour (its ‘peak’) ...
Monday, Aug. 12, offers a rare double sky event — a planetary conjunction in the pre-dawn sky and the peak of one of the year ...
One of the most prolific meteor showers of the year will peak overnight on Aug. 12-13, but a bright moon will reduce its ...
The meteors are called the Perseids because they appear to radiate from the constellation Perseus, which at that time of ...
Naturalists at local parks will have telescopes and offer tips to see the meteors. And 2 planets offer a consolation prize just before sunrise.
A formation known as the "Dumbbell Nebula" – nicknamed because it looks like a dumbbell – should be easy to spot throughout ...
You know that summer is winding down when it's time for the Perseid meteor shower.The shower is considered one of if not the ...