A new meteor shower — the Chi Cygnids — appears to be producing an increasing number of meteors. It might be headed toward a peak in mid-September. Will you catch one of the slow, rare and mysterious Chi Cygnids? Join EarthSky’s Deborah Byrd live at 12:15 p.m. CDT (17:15 UTC) on Monday, September 8, to find out when, where, and how to try. Watch in the player above, or on YouTube.| EarthSky
Hooray! It’s meteor time! That’s right, the Draconid meteor shower starts in early October. Plus, they blend in with the popular Orionid meteor shower. And the Taurid meteor shower is ongoing now as well.| EarthSky
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Meet Marcy Curran, our voice of the night sky on EarthSky YouTube. Check out her popular short videos in the Sky category on our YouTube channel. When she's not making videos, Marcy is an EarthSky editor, helping to keep our night sky guide up-to-date and just generally helping to keep the wheels turning around here. Marcy has enjoyed stargazing since she was a child, going on family camping trips under the dark skies of Wyoming. She bought her first telescope in time to see Halley’s Comet ...| earthsky.org
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