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Kappa Cygnids Meteor Shower: Low Visibility This August

8/25/2025

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The kappa Cygnids are active from August 3 to 28, peaking on August 16, but visibility is low.
The new moon on August 23 will hinder evening meteor observations, with expected rates of 4 in the evening and 18 in the morning for mid-northern latitudes.
Sporadic meteors will average 12 per hour before dawn in the mid-northern hemisphere.

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The kappa Cygnids are active from August 3 to 28, peaking on August 16, but visibility is low.
The new moon on August 23 will hinder evening meteor observations, with expected rates of 4 in the evening and 18 in the morning for mid-northern latitudes.
Sporadic meteors will average 12 per hour before dawn in the mid-northern hemisphere.