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During this period, the moon reaches its last quarter phase on Monday October 13th. On that date the moon will be located 90 degrees west of the sun and will rise near 23:00 local summer time (LST). The waning moon will be a factor for morning observations early in this period, but its interference will lessen with each passing night...
The Perseids meteor shower is currently active. Follow the evolution of the ZHR live!
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The Orionids are a medium strength shower that sometimes reaches high strength activity. In a normal year the Orionids produce 10-20 shower members at maximum. In exceptional years, such as 2006-2009, the peak rates were on par with the Perseids (50-75 per hour). Recent displays have produced low to…
