Perseid meteor
Meteor (streak of light), from the 2021 Perseids meteor shower, crossing between the Deneb and Altair star of the summer triangle. Meteor showers occur regularly each year when the Earth crosses the orbit of cometary debris. The Perseid shower is associated with the Swift-Tuttle comet, reaching its peak around 12 August each year. Photographed from Dark Sky Aldeias do Xisto, Portugal.
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Keywords: 11th, 12th, 2021, aldeias, altair, astronomical, astronomy, astrophysical, astrophysics, august, dark, deneb, meteor, night, perseids, portugal, shower, sky, space, streak, summer, tail, triangle, triangular, xisto
