Astronomers may see meteors produced by the annual Perseid shower, before pointing their telescopes at distant galaxies and star clusters. |
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Last night we went to the boondocks to watch the Perseid meteor shower. |
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Ancient tradition said that Mycenae was founded by the Perseid dynasty and that the Atreids were outsiders. |
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The annual Perseid meteor shower peaks with about 60 meteors an hour during tonight's show. |
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The annual Perseid meteor shower was predicted to be even more spectacular than usual because of clear conditions and no moonlight. |
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The sighting has thrilled some space enthusiasts because the object seen in the sky could still be a part of the 2014 Perseid meteor shower. |
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Fireballs will fly across the heavens early Friday during the Perseid meteor shower, one of the most dazzling astronomical events of the year. |
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The pieces from the comet slam into the Earth's upper atmosphere at some 210,000 km per hour, lighting up the night time with fast-moving Perseid meteors. |
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Hopefully you got to see the Perseid meteor shower in August. |
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