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Perseid Meteor Shower to Peak Under Moonless Skies on Night of August 12–13

Exceptionally dark conditions promise unusually good visibility and have spurred public watch events and outreach across the Northern Hemisphere.

Epsilon-Perseids Peak Tonight With Moonlight Dimming the Show

Bright Gibbous Moon Limits Perseids Peak to About 25 Meteors an Hour

Perseids Peak Dims Under Full Moon, Observers Adjust Plans

Moonlight Curbs Perseids Meteor Shower as Hokkaido Spotlights Meteor Trains

Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks August 12–13 Despite 83 Percent Moonlight

Germany Prepares for Perseid Peak with Clear Skies and Free Stargazing Events

Saturn-Neptune Conjunction Kicks Off Spain’s Perseids Viewing Season

Astronomers Gear Up for August’s Sturgeon Moon, Six-Planet Alignment and Perseid Peak

August Skies Set Stage for Perseid Peak and Venus–Jupiter Conjunction

August Night Skies to Feature Early Lunar Occultations and Dimmed Perseids

Aurora Borealis Set to Light Up Upper Midwest for Consecutive Nights