Partial Solar Eclipse / Perseid Meteor Shower (18:30)

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Partial solar eclipse - 88% coverage / PERSEIDS - Meteor shower Event ends 13.08.2026, 01:00 h Solar eclipse, astronomy lecture, Milky Way center, PERSEIDS - Meteor shower After observing the partial solar eclipse (88%), the highlight of the PERSEID meteor shower follows - up to 100 meteors per hour in a dark night sky! Milky Way; Lyra, Cygnus, Aquila and Sagittarius characterize the view of the sky. Nebulae, open star clusters, globular clusters and gas nebulae are telescope objects - an observation paradise also for binoculars. Venus sets early, the ringed planet Saturn rises later in the evening!