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Perseids Bring Cosmic Crowd to Placerville | Sacramento News
Placerville’s community observatory hit a cosmic high note this past Wednesday, swarmed by skywatchers for the Perseid meteor shower’s peak—far beyond their planned 100 guests. Cars lined the road, crowds climbed the hill, and docents were fueled by cheers, gasps, and screams as meteors streaked across the night sky at 133,000 mph. Visitors like a Rancho Cordova guest, eager to make wishes after years of waiting, embodied the childlike wonder the observatory aims to spark. The show ran until 1 AM, and while the peak has passed, the Perseids still blaze through the end of the month—don’t miss…
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