## 2024-08-09 15:10:06
The 34th edition of the astronomical meeting, coinciding with the peak activity of the Perseid shooting stars, brought together almost 350 sponsoring groups throughout France.
For the new Night of the Stars event, organized in collaboration with some 350 astronomy organizations, no less than 575 events are planned during the first 3 nights from Friday August 9 to Sunday August 11 throughout France, warns Olivier Las Vergnas, President of the French Astronomy Association ( www.afastronomie.fr/les-nuits-des-etoiles). These observations of the night sky can continue during the night from Sunday to Monday, especially with the Perseid shower of shooting stars, which originate from the constellation Perseus. The peak activity of the shower is expected between 2 am and 5 am, with an estimated rate of a hundred shooting stars per hour. Bright trails of comet dust entering the atmosphere will still be visible every night in the upper region of activity, but they will be…
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