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Looking Up: The Perseid Meteor Shower

91.7 WVXU | By Dean Regas,
Anna Hehman
Published August 8, 2018 at 1:00 AM EDT
Star trails in the sky during the Perseid meteor shower
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Star trails in the sky during the Perseid meteor shower

In this episode of Looking Up, it's time to catch up on our first year and get ready for some upcoming space and pop culture events.

Hosts Dean Regas and Anna Hehman from the Cincinnati Observatory talk about the upcoming Perseid Meteor Shower, the Look Up effort headed by Dr. Mae Jemison, and the trailer from the Neil Armstrong biopic First Man is now out!

Plus Dean replies to a crank file question.

https://youtu.be/PSoRx87OO6k

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Dean Regas
Dean Regas has been the Astronomer for the Cincinnati Observatory since 2000. He is a renowned educator, a national popularizer of astronomy and an expert in observational astronomy.
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Anna Hehman
Anna is the Director of Development at the Cincinnati Observatory.
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