Earlier this week, stargazers around the world were treated to a stunning astronomical display, in the form of the Perseids Meteor Shower.
Now, NASA has revealed an adorable photo that indicates that it wasn’t just humans who enjoyed the meteor shower.
The photo, which was snapped by photographer Jeff Dai in Xinjiang, China, shows a field full of cows beneath the Perseids.
NASA has now featured the stunning photo as its Astronomy Photo of the Day.
NASA explained: “Despite interfering moonlight, many denizens of planet Earth were able to watch this year's Perseid meteor shower.
“This pastoral scene includes local skygazers admiring the shower's brief, heavenly flashes in predawn hours near peak activity on August 13 from Nalati Grassland in Xinjiang, China.”
The Perseids meteor shower saw shooting stars soaring through the sky, as dust from the Swift-Tuttle comet entered our atmosphere.
NASA explained: “Perhaps the year's most easily enjoyed meteor shower, Perseid meteors are produced as Earth itself sweeps through dust from periodic comet Swift-Tuttle.
“The dust particles are vaporized at altitudes of 100 kilometers or so as they plow through the atmosphere at 60 kilometers per second.”
But the meteors aren’t the only the only thing to look out for in the stunning photo - the Plough is also visible in the night sky.
NASA added: “Centered along the horizon is the Plough, the north's most famous asterism, though some might see the familiar celestial kitchen utensil known as the Big Dipper.”
