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Meteor shower: Quick Facts

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2 Meteor showers to light up the night sky in November • Oct. 25, 2026, 6:06 AM ET (Lexington Herald-Leader)

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Also Known As shower meteor

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Perseid meteor shower
Illustration of the 1870 Leonid meteor shower with bright meteor trails in a starry night sky above clouds, and a hot air balloon floating at right.
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Lovell, Sir Bernard
Sir Bernard Lovell
English radio astronomer
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Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli
Italian astronomer

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