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flag The Perseids meteor shower, offering up to 100 meteors per hour, peaks in mid-August and is best seen after midnight.

flag The Perseids meteor shower, one of the year's most spectacular, occurs as Earth passes through Comet Swift-Tuttle's debris trail, creating up to 100 meteors per hour visible from mid-August. flag Best viewed after midnight in dark areas, the Perseids are not visible from Australia and New Zealand due to their radiant location above the north pole. flag Instead, these regions can observe the Geminids shower in December.

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