A Dazzling Display in the Sky & Why to Watch the Perseid Meteor Shower | EWTN News Nightly

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There's still a couple weeks left to see one of the most anticipated meteor showers of the year. The dazzling display is known as the Perseid, streams of light and color travel across the sky amid explosions of fireballs. The celestial show is visible every year from mid-July to September 1st. The Perseid peaked over the weekend and there is a tie-in to a Catholic saint. Astronomer and Historian of Science with the Vatican Observatory, Chris Graney, joins to tell us more about the Perseid meteor shower and its discovery back in the 19th century. The meteor shower is visible for another couple weeks. Graney fills us in on where the best places to view it are and why people should make an effort to see this. He discusses more on this meteor shower and its connection to the feast of Saint Lawrence. ------------ EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf