Get your telescopes and cameras out tonight 🤩 🌌 The Perseid meteor shower is set to light up the night sky this weekend ✨
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The shower will peak on Saturday night, but some meteors can still be spotted over the following nights. "As the planet moves through this cloud the particles fall into our atmosphere and burn up, creating spectacular streaks of light," added David.Martin McKenna captured this image of a meteor shower in August 2015 at Lough Erne
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