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Perseid Meteor Shower Briefly Storms, Still Has Legs

12 Aug , 2016 by Bob King

Reports coming in now from the Perseid meteor shower show a big spike in activity over Europe last night as impressive — briefly — as the 2002 Leonids. Expect the shower to continue tonight.

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ISS passes Overhead and a Meteor Flashes Through the Sky

13 Aug , 2011 by VirtualAstro Video

UT reader Bryan Stewart sent us this great video, and wrote, “I was out on the 10th shooting video with my d7000 and 300mm lens of an ISS pass and got surprised by a Perseid meteor.” Take a look!

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