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The Most Popular Meteor Shower Of The Year Peaks This Week. Here’s Everything You Need To Know About The Perseids

The Perseid meteor shower is widely considered the best meteor shower for the average person to view in the night sky. It’s so stunning it inspired a lyric in John Denver’s iconic song “Rocky Mountain High.” The celestial event will peak this week, but the moon could dim this year’s show.

By Renee Straker • just now

A meteor from the 2016 Perseid meteor shower streaks across the night sky above some pine trees in the Cleveland National Forest. Mount Laguna, San Diego County, California.

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The warm summer nights are an invitation for you to enjoy what’s considered the best meteor shower of the year – the Per

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