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    Meteor showers

    The best time to look for Eta Aquariid meteors is around peak activity, from 01:30-03.30 BST on 6 May. Credit: BBC Sky at Night Magazine
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    How to see the Eta Aquariid meteor shower

    Two faint Perseid meteors streak across the sky above Selsey. Image Credit:  Pete Lawrence
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    Beginner's guide How to photograph a meteor shower

    Ben Gadsby-Williams took this image of a meteor shower on 12 August 2016 from Brograve Mill in Norfolk, showing the importance of a good location to astrophotography. Ben says:
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    Luke Hayes captured this shot of the Perseid meteor shower from the Dengie peninsula in Essex. Luke used a Canon EOS 5D DSLR camera with a Canon 8-15mm lens. Image Credit: Luke Hayes
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    How to photograph the Perseid meteor shower

    An Orionid meteor recorded by the NASA All Sky Fireball Network station on top of Mount Lemmon, Arizona, US on 13 October 2015. Credit: NASA
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    How to spot an Orionid meteor.

    Michael Rosinski captured a Perseid display near his home in Michigan, USA, last year. This image was taken with a Canon EOS 70D DSLR camera and 11-16mm lens. Credit: M. Rosinski
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    Taurid meteor over Lake Simcoe, 9 November 2015. Credit: Orchidpoet / Getty Images
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