Perseid Meteor Shower!

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The Perseids come every year, beginning in late July and stretching into August. Sky watchers outdoors at the right time can see colorful fireballs, occasional outbursts and, almost always, long hours of gracefully streaking meteors. Among the many nights of the shower, there is always one night that is best. This year: August 12th.

If you want to check it out, look in the eastern sky between midnight and dawn. There could be dozens or even hundreds of shooting stars.

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Note also that Mars will be prominent in the sky.

In the constellation Aries, right beside Perseus, Mars is shining like a bright red star. Step outside before sunrise, look east, and you'll find you have a hard time taking your eyes off Mars.

For those in the Twin Cities area, we may be under cloud cover and thunderstorms, but fear not! You can still hear the meteor shower via radar. There are two links from SpaceWeather.com:

Naval Space Surveillance Radar (Kickapoo, TX)
67 MHz meteor radar (Roswell, NM)

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