Skywatchers are in for a dazzling display as the annual Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak today.
For the first time since 2007, the shower will coincide with a new moon - making viewing conditions particularly favourable, weather permitting. At the peak, expected after 23:00 (local time), as many as 100 meteors may be seen every hour.
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For the first time since 2007, the shower will coincide with a new moon - making viewing conditions particularly favourable, weather permitting. At the peak, expected after 23:00 (local time), as many as 100 meteors may be seen every hour.
Coverage Includes: Planning chapters, London, Canterbury, Southeast England, Oxford, Cotswolds, Southwest England, Cambridge, East Anglia, Birmingham, the Midlands, the Marches, Yorkshire, Manchester, Liverpool, Northwest England, The Lake District, Cumbria, Newcastle, Northeast England, Cardiff (Caerdydd), Pembrokeshire, South Wales, Hay-on-Wye, Mid-Wales, Snowdonia, North Wales, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Southern Scotland, Stirling, Central Scotland, Inverness, Northern Highlands & Islands, Understand and Survival chapters.
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