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The Perseid meteor shower at Bamburgh in Northumberland in August 2015.Peter Greig—REX/Shutterstock
The Perseid meteor shower alongside the Milky Way over the German island of Fehmarn on Aug. 13, 2015.Daniel Reinhardt—EPA
A meteor from the Perseid Meteor shower can be seen in the upper left corner in this long exposure image as the Jerusalem Fire burns in Lake and Napa Counties near the town of Clearlake, Calif., on Aug. 12, 2015.Stuart Palley—Zuma Press
A long exposure image shows a Perseid meteor streak across the night sky over the remains of St. Ilia Roman Christian basilica near the town of Pirdop on Aug. 12, 2015. Nikolay Doychinov—AFP/Getty Images
The Perseid Meteor Shower over Northamptonshire, England on Aug. 11, 2015.Jamie Cooper—REX Shutterstock
The Perseid meteor shower above Muenchsteinach, Germany on Aug. 13, 2015.Daniel Karmann—AFP/Getty Images
Aug. 13, 2015 - Pilsum, Lower Saxony, Germany - A shooting star lights up the night sky above the Pilsum lighthouse in Pilsum, Germany, 12 August 2015. Additionally towards the top of the image the Milky Way can be seen. On the nights of the 12 and 13 August 2015 the shooting stars of the Perseid stream are to unfold at maximum splendor. Photo: Matthias Balk/dpa (Credit Image: © Matthias Balk/DPA via ZUMA Press)Matthias Balk—Zuma Press
13 Aug 2015, Germany --- A shooting star lights up the night sky above the Pilsum lighthouse in Pilsum, Germany, 12 August 2015. Additionally towards the top of the image the Milky Way can be seen. On the nights of the 12 and 13 August 2015 the shooting stars of the Perseid stream are to unfold at maximum splendor. Photo: Matthias Balk/dpa --- Image by © Matthias Balk/dpa/CorbisMatthias Balk—Zuma Press
The Perseid meteor shower at Wotton-under-Edge, in Gloucestershire
Perseid Meteor Shower, England in August 2015.Matt Bigwood—REX Shutterstock
A meteor from the Perseid meteor shower (left) and the lights from a plane (right) streak across the sky near Gemuend, Germany on Aug. 13, 2015.Oliver Berg—EPA
The Perseid meteor shower over the Maculje archaeological site near Novi Travnik in Bosnia on Aug.13, 2015.Dado Ruvic—Reuters
The Perseid meteor shower over a Roman theatre in the ruins of Acinipio near Seville, Spain on Aug. 13, 2015Jon Nazca—Reuters
The Perseid meteor shower over Leeberg hill near Grossmugl, Austria on Aug. 13, 2015.Heinz-Peter Bader—Reuters
The Perseid meteor shower over Rogla, Slovenia on Aug. 13, 2015.Srdjan Zivulovic—ReutersMore Must-Reads from TIME
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