Tag: Perseids
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A Comparison of Meteor Showers: July versus August
Today, we are going to take a quick look at a few different meteor showers, beginning with the meteor showers that are peaking at the moment in late July. Then we’ll take a look ahead to the meteor shower that will be peaking once we come into August. We’re starting with sunset on the 28th…
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The Night Sky in August: Conjunctions and More!
Today, we are going to be taking a look at the coming month of August. We will start on the first day of August, Lá Fhéile Lughnasadh, as it’s known in Ireland. Lughnasadh is the month of August and the first day is the Festival of August. We’re finally getting out of summertime, so the…
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The Perseid Meteor Shower: When They Look Best
Today we are looking at the Perseids again. I did take a quick look at the Perseids last year at around this time, but they are such an impressive meteor shower they deserve to be mentioned again. Starting right at sunset will mean that the Moon is in the sky, but very low to the…
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A Look Ahead to the Sky in August: the Perseids, the Planets and More!
As usual, as we draw to the end of one month, this piece is going to be an overview of what we can expect next month. We’re going to look ahead into August. Of course, not much is going to change between late July early August, but over the course of the month we will…
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