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Aug 2024
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Veronika Dornan On The Perseid Meteor Sh...

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The peak of the Perseid meteor shower is coming and we find out what it is and how best to view it. Guest: Veronika Dornan, PhD candidate in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at McMaster University 
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