Perseids meteor shower, time-exposure image. Meteor showers occur regularly each year when the Earth crosses the orbit of cometary debris. The Perseid

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Perseids meteor shower, time-exposure image. 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 the 12th to 13th of August each year. Photographed over two hours on the night of the 12th-13th August, 2018, from Waldenburg, Germany. North is at top.

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