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Sunday, August 11, 2013

'Fireballs' To Shred Through Earth's Atmosphere

National Geographic expects 'best celestial show of the year' WND Drew Zahn Look to the skies Sunday and Monday night – or better yet, super early Monday and Tuesday morning – for what National Geographic says should be “the best celestial fireworks show of the year.” Each year in August, the Earth passes through a cloud of debris from the Swift-Tuttle comet, resulting in a spectacular show for Northern Hemisphere residents called the Perseid meteor shower. The prolific shower has been known to produce 60, 70 or even 100 visible “shooting stars” per hour. “Get out of the city and the lights to give yourself a chance to see them,” said Astronomy magazine’s Michael Bakich. “There will be a dozen ‘ooh’ moments in that hour.



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