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Venus shines brilliantly

Quadrantid meteor shower peaks in early January

Observe a gem of a meteor shower

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Jupiter’s all-night show

Leonid meteor shower peaks mid-November

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ISON continues to shine

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ISON at its brightest

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Uranus at its best

Perseid meteor shower set to put on a great show

Do other planets have meteor showers like Earth has? Can we see them through telescopes? If so, can we learn anything about the planet’s atmosphere by looking at the light as meteors burn?

Milky Way, Solar System

Southern Delta Aquarid meteor shower peaks at the end of July

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Bejeweled evenings