The so-called Perseid meteor shower returns to the skies every August, and is best viewed in the northern hemisphere in isolated areas where there is little light pollution.
A meteor crosses the night sky during the Perseid meteor shower in Pierre-Percee lake area in eastern France on Aug 12, 2018.PHOTO: AFP
A meteor streaks past stars in the night sky above Leeberg hill in Grossmugl, Austria, during the Perseid meteor shower on Aug 10, 2018.PHOTO: REUTERS
A meteor streaks past stars in the night sky in Grandvaux, Switzerland, during the Perseid meteor shower on Aug 10, 2018.PHOTO: REUTERS
A meteor streaks past stars in the night sky in La Forclaz, Switzerland, during the annual Perseid meteor shower on Aug 11, 2018.PHOTO: REUTERS
A meteor streaks past stars in the night sky next to the Cornieule of Tomeley standing stone in La Forclaz, Switzerland, during the annual Perseid meteor shower on Aug 11, 2018.PHOTO: REUTERS
A man points his light at the Milky Way during the peak of the Perseid meteor shower at Mavrovo national park in Macedonia on Aug 12, 2018.PHOTO: REUTERS
A meteor streaks past stars in the night sky during the peak of the Perseid meteor shower at Mavrovo national park in Macedonia Aug 12, 2018.PHOTO: REUTERS
A couple watch the stars during the Perseid meteor shower over the lake of Kozjak in Macedonia on Aug 12, 2018.PHOTO: EPA-EFE
Meteors streak past stars in the night sky over the lake of Kozjak in Macedonia during the Perseid meteor shower on Aug 12, 2018.PHOTO: EPA-EFE
A meteor streaks past stars in the night sky during the Perseid meteor shower in Premnitz, Germany, on Aug 11, 2018.PHOTO: REUTERS
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