Learn the Sky | Perseid Meteor Shower 2023 @learnthesky | Uploaded August 2023 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
The Perseids meteor shower is an annual event that occurs from mid-July to late August, with its peak usually happening around mid-August. It is one of the best meteor showers to view because of its consistency and the extended time in which it occurs.

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▶Meteor from the ISS: By Ron Garan, NASA, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16122454
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▶Cassiopeia, Perseus, Andromeda, and Triangulum: By Akira Fujii - The Constellations davidmalin.com/fujii/general/af_const1.html
▶Perseus and Taurus in Vermont: By chensiyuan - chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12119030
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▶Comet Animation: By NASAmedia.giphy.com/media/xUn3CdoxxuzV5J6X5u/giphy.gif

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