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Not one but two meteor showers will grace the skies as the Southern Delta Aquariids and the Alpha Capricornids will peak together on the night of July 29-30. With the Moon out of the way, dark skies ...

Following Saturn is Venus, rising in New York at 2:51 a.m. on July 25. Venus is in Taurus, and so bright that it is ...

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Two minor meteor showers — the Southern Delta Aquariids and Alpha Capricornids — peak overnight on Monday (July 29-30), ...

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Heat and humidity will dominate Magnolia’s weather into the weekend. A weak tropical disturbance may brush the Gulf of Mexico this weekend. At night, the skies over Magnolia may offer ...

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