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Viewing Conditions

Leonid Meteor Shower Peaks Overnight With Modest Rates and Dark Skies

Low moonlight gives the best chance before dawn from clear, dark locations.

Comets Lemmon and SWAN Poised for Best Viewing Oct. 20–21

Moon Brushes Past Saturn as Pre-Dawn Five-Planet Parade Continues

Bright Gibbous Moon Dims Perseid Meteor Shower Peak