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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Science

The Perseids meteor shower

Perseid meteor shower: Astronomers observes the night sky
Astronomers observe the night sky for the Perseids meteor shower at an observatory near the village of Avren, Bulgaria Photograph: Petar Petrov/AP
Perseid meteor shower: Astronomers observe the night sky
Avren, Bulgaria: The phenomenon happens each summer as the Earth's orbit takes it through debris scattered by the tail of comet Swift-Tuttle Photograph: Petar Petrov/AP
Perseid meteor shower: Meteors from the Perseid shower streak
Los Padres National Forest, California, US Photograph: Mario Anzuoni/Reuters
Perseid meteor shower: People gather to try and spot meteors
Los Padres National Forest, California Photograph: Mario Anzuoni/Reuters
Perseid meteor shower: The Milky Way is seen during the Perseid shower
The Milky Way is seen during the Perseids shower above Los Padres National Forest, California Photograph: Mario Anzuoni/Reuters
Perseid meteor shower: A Perseid meteor and the trail of an jet airplane
Red Rock Canyon near Las Vegas, US Photograph: David Becker/Reuters
Perseid meteor shower: A Perseid meteor streaks across the sky in Vinton, US
Vinton, California, US Photograph: Kevin Clifford/AP
Perseid meteor shower: A meteor streaks past stars in the night sky
Mont-Tendre near Montricher, Switzerland Photograph: Denis Balibouse/Reuters
Perseid meteor shower: A meteor streaks past stars in the night sky
Mont-Tendre, Switzerland Photograph: Denis Balibouse/Reuters
Perseid meteor shower: Camels during the Perseid meteor shower in Margham, United Arab Emirates
Camels during the Perseids meteor shower in Margham, United Arab Emirates Photograph: Ali Haider/EPA
Perseid meteor shower: People gather to watch the Perseid meteor shower near Margham
Margham, UAE Photograph: Ali Haider/EPA
Perseid meteor shower: People gather to spot the Perseid meteor shower in the desert near Amman
People gather to watch the Perseids meteor shower in the desert near Amman, Jordan Photograph: Ali Jarekji/Reuters
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