The Perseid meteor shower is the brightest of all the annual meteor showers, with nearly a hundred shooting stars streaking across the sky every hour during its peak. It occurs every year between July 17 and August 24, usually peaking around August 9-13.
© AP Photo / Manu FernandezA long-exposure photo of a starry sky as seen behind a silhouette of a fighting bull in Cordoba, Spain. August 12, 2015.
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A long-exposure photo of a starry sky as seen behind a silhouette of a fighting bull in Cordoba, Spain. August 12, 2015.
© AP Photo / Alvaro BarrientosA long exposure photo from behind Arnotegui Hermitage, in Obanos, northern Spain. August 11, 2015.
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A long exposure photo from behind Arnotegui Hermitage, in Obanos, northern Spain. August 11, 2015.
© AP Photo / Alvaro BarrientosA long exposure photo from behind a Stations of The Cross, in Ujue, northern Spain. August 12, 2015.
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A long exposure photo from behind a Stations of The Cross, in Ujue, northern Spain. August 12, 2015.
© REUTERS / Dado RuvicA meteor streaks across the sky during the Perseid meteor shower near Kraljevine on mount Smetovi. August 12, 2015.
A meteor streaks across the sky during the Perseid meteor shower near Kraljevine on mount Smetovi. August 12, 2015.
© AFP 2023 / NIKOLAY DOYCHINOVA long exposure image showing an aeroplane passing in the sky during the Perseids meteor shower over the remains of St. Ilia Roman early Christian basilica dated back to the 5th–6th century AD near the town of Pirdop. August 12, 2015.
A long exposure image showing an aeroplane passing in the sky during the Perseids meteor shower over the remains of St. Ilia Roman early Christian basilica dated back to the 5th–6th century AD near the town of Pirdop. August 12, 2015.
© AFP 2023 / CESAR MANSO A Perseid meteor along the Milky Way illuminates the dark sky near Villadiego in the province of Burgos, northern Spain. August 12, 2015
A Perseid meteor along the Milky Way illuminates the dark sky near Villadiego in the province of Burgos, northern Spain. August 12, 2015
© AFP 2023 / NIKOLAY DOYCHINOV A long exposure image showing an aeroplane passing in the sky during the Perseids meteor shower over the remains of St. Ilia Roman early Christian basilica dated back to the 5th–6th century AD near the town of Pirdop. August 12, 2015.
A long exposure image showing an aeroplane passing in the sky during the Perseids meteor shower over the remains of St. Ilia Roman early Christian basilica dated back to the 5th–6th century AD near the town of Pirdop. August 12, 2015.
© AFP 2023 / Ye Aung Thu This long-exposure photograph shows people watching for the Perseid meteor shower in the night sky near Yangon.
This long-exposure photograph shows people watching for the Perseid meteor shower in the night sky near Yangon.