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Perseid meteor shower will light up tonight

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The 2024 Perseid meteor shower is set to peak tonight. Here's what time you should look to the skies and where you can catch the August event.

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  1. Perseids meteor shower to light up the sky next week—How to watch

    Headline from Newsweek ·

  2. Perseid meteor shower to bring hundreds of shooting stars to night sky

    Headline from Craig Daily Press ·

  3. Barrage of solar explosions could bring auroras to the U.S. this weekend as Perseid meteor shower peaks

    Headline from Live Science ·

  4. Newest

    Perseid meteor shower will light up tonight

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  1. Newsweek

    Perseids meteor shower to light up the sky next week—How to watch (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The Perseids will peak in the early hours of August 12. Here's how to get the best view.

  2. Foxla

    Perseid meteor shower to peak August 11-13: Joshua Tree prepares for crowds of stargazers (opens Foxla)

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    Foxla's feed description

    The annual Perseid meteor shower, often hailed as the best meteor shower of the year, is set to peak between Saturday and Monday, August 11 and 13. Here's some tips for viewing the meteor shower.

  3. PhillyVoice

    Hundreds of shooting stars to be visible as Perseid meteor shower peaks this weekend (opens PhillyVoice)

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    PhillyVoice's feed description

    The Perseid meteor shower should peak in the overnight hours of Sunday, Aug. 11, into early Monday, Aug. 12. About 50 to 100 meteors, caused by debris from the Swift-Tuttle comet, can be seen per hour at its peak.

  4. NPR

    The beloved Perseid meteor shower peaks next week (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The meteor shower creates an opportunity to sit outside at night and watch shooting stars. It's also an opportunity for researchers to do some science.

  5. Science Alert

    Perseid Meteor Shower 2024 Is About to Hit Its Peak. Here's How to Watch. (opens Science Alert)

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    Science Alert's feed description

    Great ready for one of the surefire astronomical events of 2024, as the peak for the Perseid meteors arrives next week.

  6. New York Post

    Great balls of fire! The 2024 Perseid meteor shower is here — when, where and how to watch (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    One of the finest sky shows in our solar system, the showers will be visible throughout the US and most of the Northern Hemisphere Aug. 9-14. Here's everything you need to know.

  7. NBC New York

    The Perseids are here. Here's how to see the ‘fireballs' of summer's brightest meteor shower (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    The annual meteor shower, active since July, peaks before dawn Monday.

  8. Gizmodo

    The Perseids Are Back: How to Watch One of the Best Meteor Showers of the Year (opens Gizmodo)

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    Gizmodo's feed description

    The famous Perseids, among the year's most spectacular meteor showers, will hit their peak on the night of August 11.

  9. Forbes

    Perseid Meteor Shower: Why Astronomers Recommend Putting Your Phone Away For This Weekend’s Show (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The shower will peak between Sunday night and early Monday morning, so distractions like lights, buildings and trees may obstruct the view of the meteors.

  10. New Hampshire Public Radio

    The highly anticipated Perseid meteor shower is about to peak. Here's how to watch (opens New Hampshire Public Radio)

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    New Hampshire Public Radio's feed description

    The meteor shower creates an opportunity to sit outside at night and watch shooting stars. It's also an opportunity for researchers to do some science.

  11. Astronomy Magazine

    How to watch the Perseids, 2024’s best meteor shower (opens Astronomy Magazine)

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    Astronomy Magazine's feed description

    This year, the Perseids occur with no Moon in the morning sky, bumping them up to likely become the best meteor shower of 2024.

  12. Forbes

    Perseid Meteor Shower 2024—Your Questions Answered (And How To Pronounce It) (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Get ready for the annual Perseid meteor shower 2024, which will be best seen after dark this weekend from a place with no light pollution.

  13. Live Science

    Barrage of solar explosions could bring auroras to the U.S. this weekend as Perseid meteor shower peaks (opens Live Science)

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    Live Science's feed description

    Three powerful solar eruptions could bring auroras as far south as New York and Idaho right at the peak of the Perseid meteor shower this weekend.

  14. Salon

    The Perseid meteor shower will dazzle the sky this weekend. Here's how to see it (opens Salon)

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    Salon's feed description

    The Perseid meteor shower will dazzle the sky this weekend. Here's how to see it.

  15. The Buffalo News

    Perseids have arrived. Here (opens The Buffalo News)

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    The Buffalo News's feed description

    The Perseid meteor shower will reach its peak early Monday, and astronomers say it

  16. Forbes

    Northern Lights May Glow As Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks, Scientists Say (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The annual peak of the Perseids meteor shower this Sunday night through Monday could take place against the foreground of a display of Northern Lights at low latitudes.

  17. Fox News

    How to get the best view of the Perseids meteor shower (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The annual Perseids meteor shower is expected to continue through September. Astronomers say it's one of the brightest and most visible meteor showers of the year.

  18. Digital Trends

    How to see the stunning Perseid meteor shower this weekend (opens Digital Trends)

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    Digital Trends's feed description

    This weekend will see the peak of one of the most spectacular meteor showers of the year: the Perseids.

  19. New York Times

    The Perseids Meteor Shower Is Peaking. Here’s How to Watch. (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    Warm summer nights and swift colorful streaks make this meteor shower a crowd favorite, but this year, observers may have to compete with light from the moon.

  20. Newsweek

    Northern Lights and Perseid Meteor Shower Hit This Weekend (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Americans will be able to enjoy both a cosmic light display and an annual meteor shower this weekend.

  21. WTOP Washington DC

    Perseid meteor shower, planets and aurora make for skywatcher’s delight this weekend (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    The annual Perseid meteor shower occurs Sunday night, Aug. 11, accompanied by a stunning late night planetary pairing of Mars and Jupiter.

  22. The Guardian

    Special treat for stargazers as Perseid meteor shower set to light up night sky (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Perseids will be at their height Sunday night into Monday – and viewers will be able to spot a flurry of shooting stars

  23. Forbes

    Perseid Meteor Shower 2024: Your Last Minute Guide (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Your expert guide to the year’s best meteor shower will peak overnight on August 11-12, 2024. Here’s everything you need to see it at its best

  24. Craig Daily Press

    Perseid meteor shower to bring hundreds of shooting stars to night sky (opens Craig Daily Press)

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    Craig Daily Press's feed description

    While many Coloradans enjoy August for its long days full of sunshine, Mark Laurin has waited eagerly each of the past five nights for the sun to set. With a 115mm APO refractor telescope and...

  25. NBC News

    The Perseid meteor shower peaks this weekend. Here's how to see shooting stars. (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The annual Perseid meteor shower peaks overnight Sunday, giving skywatchers a chance to enjoy one of the best shooting star displays of the year.

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