Next week, Canadians will have the chance to witness one of nature’s most spectacular light shows, the Perseid meteor shower. For anyone looking to catch a glimpse of these “shooting stars” here’s everything you need to know to make the most of this celestial event. Article content

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The Perseids are an annual meteor shower that happens from late July to mid-August, in the Northern hemisphere. They happen because of Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle.

The comet moves around the sun, leaving behind debris that the Earth passes through, every summer. When the tiny particles enter the Earth’s atmosphere, they burn up and create bright streaks of light in the sky — the shooting stars ” seen during the meteor shower. According to NASA, around 50

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