A shooting star seen from the sanctuary of the Virgen de las Nieves on August 12 in Sierra Nevada, Spain.
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Perseid Meteor Shower Puts on a Show in the Sky
The annual Perseid meteor shower is visible from July 17 to August 24 each year. The early mornings of August 11, 12, 13 have provided the clearest recent views. Here are some of the best images of the celestial event.
A Perseid meteor streaks across the night sky over Izmir, Turkey on August 13.
A Perseid meteor streaks across the night sky over Izmir, Turkey on August 13.
A man watches the Perseid meteor shower on the Pamir Plateau August 13.
Meteors crossing the night sky over a field of sunflowers.
The Milky Way Galaxy is pictured as a Perseid meteor streaks across the sky above the Negev Desert near the Israeli city of Mitzpe Ramon.
A view of the Perseid meteor shower over the Church of St. Paraskevi of Iconium in the village of Russkoye Khodyashevo in Russia's Republic of Tatarstan.
The Perseid meteor shower over the White Desert, north of the Farafra Oasis in the New Valley Governorate.
The Perseid meteor shower is seen in the sky above a scenic spot in Xinjiang Province.
A view of the Perseid meteor shower over fairy chimneys in the Kula district on August 13.
A shooting star passes over Germany's Bülk lighthouse on the shores of the Baltic Sea.
The Perseid meteor shower over Miao Village in Southwest China's Guizhou Province on August 12.
In this 30-second exposure, a meteor streaks across the sky on August 11 over Spruce Knob, West Virginia.
Meteors along the Milky Way in the sky on August 5 in Leon, Spain.
Meteors carve a path along the Milky Way on August 5, in Porma Lake, Leon, Spain.
A Perseid meteor streaks over a sandstone outcropping at Redstone in the Pinto Valley wilderness area on August 12.
A Perseid meteorite streaks over the stone dolls near the village of Kuklica in the municipality of Kratovo on August 13.
