Perseids are on once again

Science

Just a quick reminder that if you have a chance to go outside, take a look up.

“It’s time once again for nature to put on its late-summer fireworks show: the Perseid meteor shower. This year’s best viewing will be before dawn on Aug. 12, with a second chance after sunset that night, according to the editors of StarDate magazine.”

Read the full article here.

Might not be too great a show this year – the full moon might ruin the best of it. But it’s never a bad thing to go outside on a summer night, sit in a comfy lounge chair and look up into the stars. Even if you’re just ruminating.

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