The 2020 Perseids, a late-evening spectacle
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August 10, 2020
Every year, the month of August brings with it a summer-night classic: the Perseid meteor shower. From August 10 to 14, lovers of the starry sky will...Read more
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Perseids 2018: a good year
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August 7, 2018
Under a beautiful nighttime sky, it’s not unusual to notice out of the corner of your eye the stream of light of a shooting star. A tiny pebble...Read more
Hunting the Perseids
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August 6, 2015
We all hunt something in one way or another: bargains, butterflies, mushrooms, eclipses…even treasure. But in August, the hunt is on for meteors, and...Read more
A big full moon vs. the Perseids
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August 6, 2014
On August 10, 2014, at 2: 09 p.m. Eastern Time, the moon will be full. But this full moon will be something special: it will coincide, give or take a...Read more
