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How to catch this week's meteor showers, despite the full moon

NPR | By Alejandra Marquez Janse,

Mallory Yu

Published July 29, 2026 at 3:21 PM CDT

Two annual meteor showers are reaching their peak this week. It will be harder to see them this year due to the moon - but an astronomer shared tips with us on how to still view the lights.

Alejandra Marquez Janse

Alejandra Marquez Janse is a producer for NPR's evening news program All Things Considered. She was part of a team that traveled to Uvalde, Texas, months after the mass shooting at Robb Elementary to cover its impact on the community. She also helped script and produce NPR's first bilingual special coverage of the State of the Union – broadcast in Spanish and English.

Mallory Yu