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How to watch 2024’s spectacular Perseid meteor shower

The Perseid meteor shower lasts from mid-July until the end of August, and it is one of the most impressive displays of shooting stars there is – here is your guide to spotting it

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2JFTTMP Noctilucent Clouds seen from Newcastle City Centre with Jesmond Parish Church a grade II listed building designed by the famous architect John Dobson in 1861, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, 5th July, 2022, Credit: DEW/Alamy Live News

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How to spot rare and beautiful noctilucent clouds

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the Aurora Borealis, also known as the Northern lights, putting on a show over Achmelvich beach, Sutherland, in the Highlands of Scotland, UK.

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How to see tonight's northern lights – the strongest in 20 years

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Falling stars during the April Lyrids 2020 (April 23rd). Composing of falling stars during a period of 2 hours and one 15 sec. exposure for the stars.; Shutterstock ID 1727321440; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

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How to see the Lyrid meteor shower and when is the peak?

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I might be an astrophysicist, but I'm still learning about stargazing

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2BERRPE Spring sky panorama with Milky Way and constellations at Dinosaur Provincial Park, Canada.

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How to spot the Spring Triangle as the equinox approaches

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Northern Milky Way. Optical image of the Milky Way running through the northern constellations Cassiopeia, Perseus and Cepheus. North is at top. The Milky Way is the band of light crossing the sky formed from the millions of stars in the plane of our galaxy. Cassiopeia, the queen, is formed from the W of bright stars at centre right. Cepheus, the king, is at upper right. At lower right is the constellation Andromeda, the princess. At lower left is Perseus. These constellations represent a story from ancient Greek mythology in which Perseus rescued Andromeda, the daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia, from a monster.

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How to spot the constellations Perseus and Auriga

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2R2JHWA Diamon ring during the 2023 Australian total solar eclipse in Exmouth

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The stargazing events to watch out for in 2024

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Graeme Whipps/Shutterstock (4301807b) Pic shows the Geminid meteor shower over Pitcaple in Aberdeenshire on Sunday evening Dec 14th. A Scottish photographer has managed to get some pictures of the Geminid meteor shower on its FINAL night above the UK. Amateur astronomer Graeme Whipps picked up 13 meteors on camera in the dramatic display above Pitcaple in Aberdeenshire last night (Sun).

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How to spot this year's Geminid meteor shower

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Our home galaxy, the Milky Way in a starry sky. The three bright stars Deneb (left), Vega (middle top), and Altair (right) form the Summer Triangle. The red cloud near the star Deneb is the North America Nebula.

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How to spot the constellation Aquila and its deep-sky objects

Use the night sky pattern known as the summer triangle to help you track down Aquila, the eagle, and its collection of open star clusters, says Abigail Beall

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It's a great time to see the Cygnus constellation – here's how

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How to spot Jupiter's icy moons

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How to spot Ophiuchus, the thirteenth zodiacal constellation

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How to spot Mars travelling through Gemini this week

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