Constellation of Orion (left) and a Perseid meteor (right) over a lake. 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 in the Sierra Nevada mountains, California, USA. | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / Tafreshi, Babak |
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