Perseid meteor track in the night sky over Meteora,Greece. The Perseids meteor shower reaches its peak around 12 August each year. Meteor tracks,also known as falling or shooting stars,are caused by tiny dust grains entering the Earth's atmosphere from space. Meteor showers occur regularly each year when the Earth crosses the orbit of a comet and its debris enters the atmosphere. The Perseid shower is associated with the Swift-Tuttle comet. Meteora is a World Heritage Site of medieval monasteries on sandstone rock pillars. Photographed on 7 August 2013 | |
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