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View of the Perseid meteor shower from the Bumpass Hell parking lot in Lassen Volcanic National Park.
View of the Perseid meteor shower from the Bumpass Hell parking lot in Lassen Volcanic National Park.
Michael Silverman, Lassen Volcanic National Park.
University Preparatory School science teach Cory Poole took this photo of the 2019 Perseid meteor shower from the Bumpass Hell parking lot at Lassen Volcanic National Park
University Preparatory School science teach Cory Poole took this photo of the 2019 Perseid meteor shower from the Bumpass Hell parking lot at Lassen Volcanic National Park
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University Preparatory School science teacher Cory Poole took this photo of the 2021 Perseid meteor shower over Lake Helen at Lassen Volcanic National Park.
University Preparatory School science teacher Cory Poole took this photo of the 2021 Perseid meteor shower over Lake Helen at Lassen Volcanic National Park.
2021 File Photo/Redding Record Searchlight
A Perseid meteor, seen at top left, streaks through the sky over the south jetty at Fort Pierce Inlet on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2009.
A Perseid meteor, seen at top left, streaks through the sky over the south jetty at Fort Pierce Inlet on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2009.
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University Preparatory School science teach Cory Poole took this photo of last year's Perseid meteor shower over Lake Helen at Lassen Volcanic National Park.
University Preparatory School science teach Cory Poole took this photo of last year's Perseid meteor shower over Lake Helen at Lassen Volcanic National Park.
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The Ventura County Astronomical Society will host a Perseid Meteor watch Aug. 24 at the Moorpark College Observatory. In this photo, a meteor is captured during the height of the 2018 Perseid shower in Cedar Breaks National Monument, Utah.
The Ventura County Astronomical Society will host a Perseid Meteor watch Aug. 24 at the Moorpark College Observatory. In this photo, a meteor is captured during the height of the 2018 Perseid shower in Cedar Breaks National Monument, Utah.
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO/NASA/BILL DUNFORD
Interpretive demonstration user laser pointers during Lassen Volcanic National Park's Dark Sky Festival in 2019. This year, festival events are streamed online.
Interpretive demonstration user laser pointers during Lassen Volcanic National Park's Dark Sky Festival in 2019. This year, festival events are streamed online.
Alison Taggart-Barone, Lassen Volcanic National Park