Nightly News | August 15, 2011
Perseid shower dazzled skywatchers
The Perseid meteor shower made for a spectacular show this weekend, but a full moon hampered viewing for star gazers. NBC's Brian Williams reports.
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BRIAN WILLIAMS, anchor: Perseid meteor shower made for a spectacular show this weekend, even though I got my facts wrong Friday night about the full moon, which actually ended up hampering viewing for all of us who tried to take in the night sky. Meteors averaged about one per minute at the height there. And what's it like to be above the show looking down? Well, one of the space station astronauts took this photo from up there.