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Meteor Shower: Perseids from Perseus

NASA APOD · Petr Horálek / Institute of Physics in Opava
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This week is a good time to see meteors, as dust from Comet Swift-Tuttle rains down during the Perseid Meteor Shower. This composite image from the 2018 Perseids, taken in Slovakia, shows many meteors appearing to radiate from a single point in the constellation Perseus. The dome of the Kolonica Observatory is visible in the foreground.

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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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LEO

In tropical astrology, 9 AUG 2023 falls under Leo (♌). The sign's window runs from 07-23 through 08-22. Leo is anchored by Regulus, the heart of the Lion, twenty-four parsecs from Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 9 AUG 2023.

THE ALMANAC FOR 9 AUG 2023
DAY
Wednesday
MOON
Last quarter, 48% lit
POSITION
Day 221 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Perseid shower, peaks in 4 days
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