Name: NASA Holds Viewing Party for the Perseids Meteor Shower
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Stargazers had a spectacular night on Wednesday as the Perseid Meteor Shower peaked just hours after a solar eclipse.

NASA hosted a watch party on YouTube, with sky cameras set up at Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama broadcasting live visuals.

The Perseids are summer’s strongest meteor shower, producing up to 100 meteors an hour at peak.

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