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3 Meteor Showers In A Row

Jimmy Westlake's Perseid Fireball August 2007
Perseid fireball taken by Jimmy Westlake on 8 Aug 2007
Click here to go to the Perseid Meteor Gallery.

It’s the Perseids and Aurigids (this time, it’s amazing!) as well as Delta Aquarids which force me to take a break from my revision for this examination week to blog now.

Perseid meteor shower is going to peak on 12-13 August 2007. Some people have already reported that they saw some bright Perseid fireball down to magnitude -5. It’s as bright as a full moon! By the way, before that time, you can still spot some Delta Aquarids from Aquarius (the meteor shower is named after its radiant point).

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