Meteor shower season has begun - here’s how to watch in the UK
The Independent provides a guide for UK residents on upcoming autumn celestial events, including meteor showers and a supermoon. It explains how to locate the Pleiades star cluster and highlights the active period for the Orionid meteor shower.
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There will be five celestial events this autumn to look out for from a supermoon to meteor showers
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