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Old 12-08-2009, 07:16 PM #25
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Stargazers are preparing for the second night of a meteor show in skies over the UK - as thousands discuss the spectacle on Twitter.

Astronomers say that the annual Perseid meteor shower will be most visible tonight, though cloudy skies across much of Britain will affect visibility.

"Meteor showers are very unpredictable - but tonight is when we expect the peak of activity," astronomer Mark Thompson told Sky News.

"The best time to look is after midnight. Last night we saw up to about 20 in one hour."

Many Britons stayed up well into the early hours of Tuesday night with binoculars and armed with mobile phone cameras to capture the meteor shower.

One even tweeted: "I'm being attacked by foxes but I'm staying up."


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