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Get your telescopes: the Perseids meteor shower peaks tonight
It's that time of the year again when you can enjoy a spectacular natural light show in the sky, courtesy of the Perseids. The meteor shower peaks tonight, so if you're living somewhere in the Northern Hemisphere, ready your binoculars, telescopes and cameras -- or don't, since it's perfectly visible to the naked eye -- because it'll be raining light streaks until the early hours of August 13th. NASA says the sky's conditions are especially good this year, as the moon is nearly new and doesn't reduce the shower's visibility. You know what does affect its visibility, though? City lights. If you can't drive away from all the light pollution to watch the Perseids yourself, you can do the second best thing and tune in to NASA's live broadcast starting at 10PM to 2AM (ET).
Space radar captures echoes of Perseid meteor shower (video)
We all know lasers make a "pew pew" sound, but shouldn't there be a sound effect button for high-speed burning meteors? Well, the US Air Force Space Surveillance Radar in Texas just recorded its own, capturing echoes of the Perseid meteor shower last Friday night. Every year, the Earth orbits directly into a cloud of debris from the Swift-Tuttle comet, which burn up as they fly through the atmosphere at a staggering 133,200 mph. Similar to the sound of a lightsaber slicing through the air, they make some pretty sweet sound effects -- perfect for your next auto-tune experiment. Check out the audio with some ISS pics thrown in for good measure after the break.
