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Best chance to catch perseid meteor shower over IoM

Hopes for large numbers of visible shooting stars

There's a chance to spot the perseid meteor shower overhead this evening.

Tonight is set to be the best chance to catch the show, which is more difficult this month as we near a full moon.

The astronomical phenomenon can vary each time, in the number of 'shooting stars' visible.

But Howard Parkin of AstroManx says he'd bet on seeing a good amount:

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