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A telescope on a tripod stands next to a rocky mountain under a crescent moon and falling orange arrows.

Are you fast enough to track the Perseids in this high speed meteor shower quiz?

Meteor Showers

Difficulty

Medium

Questions

20

Volts

2/q

Swift streaks hit 60 kilometers per second. Swift-Tuttle’s debris is screaming toward the atmosphere, and you’re tracking the peak. Do you know where the radiant sits or how many fireballs to expect? Prove you can spot the difference before the sky goes dark.