The summer parade of meteor showers marches on, with the grandest show—the Perseids—from July 17 through Aug. 24. The showers will peak on the evening of Aug. 12 with about 60 meteors per hour. Late-night viewers should look northeast after midnight toward the constellation Perseus, named for th

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