A meteor streaks across the sky above Halle, Germany, early Thursday, August 13. The Perseid meteor shower occurs every August when the Earth passes through the debris and dust of the Comet Swift-Tuttle.
A meteor streaks across the sky above Halle, Germany, early Thursday, August 13. The Perseid meteor shower occurs every August when the Earth passes through the debris and dust of the Comet Swift-Tuttle.
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A meteor zooms through the sky above Gainesville, Florida, on August 13.
A meteor zooms through the sky above Gainesville, Florida, on August 13.
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A pair of meteors are visible in the sky above desert pine trees in the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area in Nevada on August 13.
A pair of meteors are visible in the sky above desert pine trees in the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area in Nevada on August 13.
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Perseid meteors flash across the sky in Van, Turkey, on Wednesday, August 12.
Perseid meteors flash across the sky in Van, Turkey, on Wednesday, August 12.
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A billboard of a Spanish fighting bull is silhouetted against the night's sky in Cordoba, Spain, on August 12.
A billboard of a Spanish fighting bull is silhouetted against the night's sky in Cordoba, Spain, on August 12.
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A Perseid meteor streaks across the sky above the Astronomical Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic in Ondrejov on August 12.
A Perseid meteor streaks across the sky above the Astronomical Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic in Ondrejov on August 12.
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A long exposure image showing the Perseid meteor shower over the remains of an early Christian basilica in Bulgaria, early on August 12.
A long exposure image showing the Perseid meteor shower over the remains of an early Christian basilica in Bulgaria, early on August 12.
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A Perseid meteor streaks across the sky over the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area in Nevada on August 12.
A Perseid meteor streaks across the sky over the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area in Nevada on August 12.
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A Perseid meteor along the Milky Way illuminates the dark sky near Villadiego in the province of Burgos, northern Spain on August 12.
A Perseid meteor along the Milky Way illuminates the dark sky near Villadiego in the province of Burgos, northern Spain on August 12.
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Stars and meteor streaks are seen behind a destroyed house, near Tuzla, Bosnia, August 12.
Stars and meteor streaks are seen behind a destroyed house, near Tuzla, Bosnia, August 12.
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