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This is how to watch the stunning Perseid meteor shower this week

Delano Samuels and Jessica Orwig
2016-08-09T15:47:00Z
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The Perseid meteor shower is set to illuminate the night sky with hundreds of falling stars on early Friday morning. Experts are saying that this year's show will be especially stunning with up to 200 meteors per hour. Watch how and where you can see the best show possible.

If you can't get up on Friday morning to enjoy the show, then the online observatory Slooh will host a live broadcast of the meter shower at 8 p.m. ET. You can watch it here.

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