Perseid Meteors Shower the Sky

Posted by ralph on August 18, 2009

Lauren Davis, io9.com: Didn’t get a chance to see [last] week’s Perseid meteor shower? Amateur and professor astronomy photographers have captured images of the shooting meteors from all over the world.

The Perseid meteor shower occurs every year when the Earth passes into a cloud of debris trailing behind the comet Swift-Tuttle. The shower has already passed its peak for the year, but several quick-fingered photographers have shared their photos of the meteors streaking the sky:

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