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This year’s meteor shower should have better than normal activity, but less than optimal viewing conditions. A waning gibbous moon (about 60%) will brighten the night sky. The peak activity, up to 100 per hour, will occur in the wee hours of the morning of August 12th, but the celestial spectacle should also be visible from that nightfall until a little before midnight when the moon rises. more ›