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Orionid meteor shower

Posted on October 20, 2019 by Tony Rice

As Nestor moves out and skies clear, look for meteors from the Orionid meteor shower around midnight. Continue reading →

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Look For Saturn And The Teapot Plus Meteors

Posted on August 12, 2019 by Tony Rice

Saturn is easy to spot this week near the Moon and the “teapot” of Sagittarius. You might even see a few Perseid meteors. Continue reading →

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Meteor Shower Tonight

Posted on December 13, 2010 by spann

Want to brave the cold and watch for “shooting stars”? Look to the southern sky after midnight… The Geminid meteor shower, which peaks this year on Dec. 13th and 14th, is the most intense meteor shower of the year. It … Continue reading →

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Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight

Posted on November 17, 2010 by spann

The annual Leonid meteor shower peaks tonight as Earth passes through a thicket of debris from Comet Tempel-Tuttle. So far the shower has been a modest one, with fewer than ~25 meteors per hour according to international counts. The reason: … Continue reading →

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