Images of the most beautiful meteor shower in the past 15 years
See the beauty of "stagnant" shooting stars in the sky all over the world.
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As the Earth passes through this comet, a large group of meteorites from this comet will plunge into the Earth's atmosphere at a rate of about 150,000 km / h.
Those meteorite pieces will rub against the air and ignite to form streaks of light that we call meteor.
We go back in history to see some pictures of the most beautiful meteor shower in the past 15 years in the world.
Leonid meteor shower in the sky Joshua Tree National Park in California, USA in 1999.
The fanciful, colorful painting in the sky of Colorado in August 2000 is a wonderful blend of moonlight and Perseid creating an interesting aurora phenomenon. The photo was recorded by astronomer Jimmy Westlake.
Perseids meteor shower is considered one of the largest, most brilliant meteors of the year with many very bright meteors (fireballs) with a density of 60 - 80 streaks / hour. In ideal conditions, the density of a supernova can be up to 100 tracks per hour.
The Leonid meteor shower usually occurs around November every year when Earth passes through the Comet Tempel-Tuttle. Leonid meteor shower comes from Leo constellation and is based on the name of this constellation. Above is a picture of Leonids meteor shower in Canada in 2001.
Leonid meteor shower on Mount Fuji, Japan in 2001.
An American astronomer quickly recorded the image of Leonid meteor shower in the desert near Amman in 2002.
Image of the Geminids meteor shower near the village of San Nicolas de los Ranchos in the state of Puebla, Mexico.
The image recorded a meteor shower in Bedouin, Jordan in 2004.
In the sky of Los Padres national forest at Frazier Park, California, USA in 2006.
A meteor streak glides on stars in Europe in 2008.
Rare moments of meteor streaks in California, USA in 2010.
The meteor streaks were "suspended" in the photo taken in the sky of the United States in 2011.
The image of astronomer Cody Limber shows that meteor streaks are "rushing" in the sky of Orcas Island in Washington, USA in 2012.
The 2012 Orionids meteor shower blended with the ultra-bright light to create a beautiful scenery in the night sky in Korrgfjellet, Hemnes, Switzerland.
In the dark at Cathedral Gorge State Park (Nevada, USA), meteor streaks in the sky were recorded through long exposure photos in 2013.
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