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Loading contentA prominent summer meteor shower whose radiant lies in the constellation Perseus, produced by debris from comet Swift–Tuttle.
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How Perseids connects across Asteria Star — scientific, cultural, and astrological links are kept separate.
A periodic comet (109P/Swift–Tuttle) that is the parent body of the Perseid meteor shower.
Counting and recording meteors during a shower — their number, brightness, and paths — to measure the shower's strength and structure. Coordinated worldwide by the International Meteor Organization, it is a science anyone can do with nothing but their eyes and patience.
What each season brings — the constellations overhead, the meteor showers, and the signature deep-sky objects — so a year of observing can be planned in advance.
A reliable December meteor shower whose radiant lies in the constellation Gemini.
A November meteor shower whose radiant lies in the constellation Leo, associated with comet Tempel–Tuttle.
An October meteor shower whose radiant lies in the constellation Orion, produced by debris from Halley's Comet.
An early-January meteor shower known for a short, sharp peak of activity.
An extended autumn meteor shower with a radiant in the constellation Taurus, associated with Comet Encke.
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Meteor shower activity, radiants, and peak forecasts.