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

Organized nighttime gatherings are running worldwide from Spain to Mexico in anticipation of the waning gibbous Moon

Full Moon Hampers Early Perseids Viewing Ahead of Aug. 12–13 Peak

Perseid Meteor Shower and Northern Lights Dazzle Skywatchers Globally

August Skywatching: Perseid Meteor Shower and Rare Blue Moon

August Skywatching: Perseid Meteor Shower and Planetary Conjunctions