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The Perseid meteor shower will be viewable over the next few nights. I liked the description of how to look at this:

The best time to look for meteors is when Perseus is highest in the sky–between 2 a.m. and dawn. On August 12th, set your alarm for 2 o’clock in the morning. Go outside; lie down on a sleeping bag or a reclining lawn chair with your toes pointed northeast; and gaze upward. Soon you’ll see shooting stars racing along the Milky Way.

If a large number of people did this, surely it would improve the world.