The Milky Manner hangs within the night time sky because the Perseid meteor bathe goes on above Colorado.
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Proper now one of the best capturing star present of the yr is going on: the height of the Perseid meteor bathe. Individuals have been viewing this annual occasion just about so long as we have been recording historical past. However what are we actually taking a look at once we gaze as much as see these faint streaks of sunshine shoot throughout the sky? And what are you able to do to get one of the best view of them?
We dive into these questions on this version of Spacing Out, which additionally will get into the most recent information in regards to the solar and the tea behind the SpaceX rocket crashing into the moon.
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This episode was produced by Jeff Pierre and Arundathi Nair. It was edited by Amina Khan, our showrunner, Rebecca Ramirez, and Patrick Jarenwattananon. Regina Barber and Ari Daniel checked the information. Robert Rodriguez, Ted Mebane and Hannah Gluvna had been the audio engineers.
