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Where Seattleites Can See Tonight's Perseid Meteor Shower

August 12, 2015 / 3:24 pm

caption: You don't have to be at 10,000 feet in the Rocky Mountain National Park to check out the Perseid meteor shower.

David Hyde speaks with Alice Enevoldsen, local NASA Solar System Ambassador, about where in town Seattleites might be able to catch the once-a-year stellar display known as the Perseid Meteor Shower.

Photo credit: "Dave Checking out the Perseid Meteor Shower at 10,000 feet," by Dave Dugdale on Flickr (CC BY SA 2.0)

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