Clear skies enhance chance to see showers
ListenLyrid Meteors beckon, though the shower rate pales in comparison to Geminid or Perseid. Philadelphia Science Fair kicks off Friday with the the 3rd annual city-wide Astronomy Night. Our solar system is still under construction as evidenced by the discovery of the formation of a new moon of Saturn.
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