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Hear from Morehead astronomy educator Amy Sayle as she breaks down the 2024 Perseid meteor shower.

The annual Perseid meteor shower—considered by many to be the best meteor shower of the year—is already happening!

One of the best sky shows of the year – the Geminid meteor shower – is already underway, and is...

Join staff and volunteers from the Morehead Planetarium and Science Center and Raleigh Astronomy Club to view the Perseid Meteor...

August 11, 2021By Amy Sayle Have you seen a Perseid meteor yet? The annual Perseid meteor shower started in the...

View the Geminids! This family-friendly, curfew-friendly meteor shower peaks Sunday night, December 13, 2020.

The annual Perseid meteor shower peaks Tuesday night, August 11, into early Wednesday morning, August 12, 2020. Find out how...

The best summertime meteor shower peaks tonight. Find out what a meteor (“shooting star”) is, what one looks like, and...

View the Lyrid meteor shower at its peak during the night of April 21/22, 2020.

The annual Perseid meteor shower is already happening, and is predicted to peak the night of August 12/13, 2019.