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with the Perseids offering one of the greatest displays of the past seven years as the meteor shower coincides with a new moon for the first time since 2007.
Exceptionally dark skies will provide the best possible conditions for viewing the shooting stars this week due to an invisible new moon.
since 2007 that the shower has coincided with a new moon, offering the best visibility of the light show.
This year, there will be a new moon, providing maximum darkness for stargazers. If you must look at a star map,
This year, a new moon makes prospects for watching this natural firework display particularly good. A Perseid seen in August 2010 above the four enclosures of the European Southern Observatory Very Large telescope at Paranal, Chile.
This year, for the first time since 2007, this peak coincides with a new moon on 14 august, creating ideal dark sky conditions for meteor-spotting.
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