Starwatch: Celestial fireworks
by Affelia Wibinoso (Royal Observatory, Greenwich) from on (#GXEP)
Get ready to watch nature's very own fireworks display as the Perseids meteor shower rolls into town. The shower can be seen every year between 17 July and 24 August, with the peak falling this year on the morning of 13 August. Conditions for viewing the shower are favourable as the moon - a natural source of light pollution - diminishes into a new moon on 14 August.
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