Were you hoping to catch a few brilliant streaks in the sky tonight? Well, it looks like a full moon will almost certainly put a damper on the 2011 edition of the annual Perseid Meteor Shower. Every August, our Planet Earth passes through the orbit of Comet Swift-Tuttle, resulting in a meteor shower of usually [...]

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Get ready!  One of the best shows in the summer sky, the annual Perseid meteor shower, is set to peak tonight and into the early morning hours on Friday. If you live in a relatively dark area, you can look to see as many as 75 meteors per hour (that’s over one meteor per minute!).  [...]

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The Perseid Meteor Shower 2009 is set to put on a spectacular show tonight and early tomorrow morning, for those who might be willing to venture outdoors during the very early morning hours. In the United States, the best time to catch the show will be between 12am and 5am EDT on Wednesday, August 12th.  [...]

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