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Category: Meteor Showers

August 2025 Skywatch Alerts: Meteor Showers, Planetary Parades & Celestial Surprises

Perseid Meteor Shower peaks on the night of August 11–12 (into the pre-dawn of August 13), with up to about 100 shooting stars per hour under dark skies, though the August 9 full Sturgeon Moon at 84–90% illumination will wash out many dim meteors. On the morning of August 10, a rare six-planet parade will…
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June Bootids 2025: How to Watch the Rare Meteor Shower Peaking on 27 June

The June Bootids peak occurs on the night of 27 June 2025 at about 04:00 PDT / 11:00 UTC as Earth intersects the dust trail of periodic comet 7P/Pons-Winnecke. The parent body is periodic comet 7P/Pons-Winnecke with a 6.3-year orbit and a nucleus about 5 km in diameter. Meteor speeds are slow for Bootids, about…
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