Memorize the series of Perseid meteor shower that illuminates the sky all over the world

One of the three largest meteor showers of the year, took place on the morning of August 14, creating an extremely satisfying light show for sky lovers around the world.

One of the three largest meteor showers of the year, took place on the morning of August 14, creating an extremely satisfying light show for sky lovers around the world.

Astronomers all over the world have been treated to a delicious natural party on the morning of August 14 when Perseid meteor shower peaks. This is one of the three largest meteor showers of the year so observers can see hundreds of meteor tracks every hour.

Here are pictures of Perseid meteor shower from around the world. From the US to Canada, from China to Australia, let's admire the beauty of mother nature through the following series.

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Photographer Sergio Garcia Rill captured a star streak with the Milky Way in the sky of Enchanted Rock Park, Texas.This is one of the most suitable places to observe the night sky.(Photo: Sergio Garcia Rill).

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Campers night watching meteor shower in Vrchtepla village, northern Slovakia.(Photo: Petr Horálek).

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Perseid meteor streaks in Yosemite Valley, California, USA.This image is superimposed from 25 separate images in a series of continuous exposure throughout the night.Saudi (nh: Mike Shaw).

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Perseid meteor in a lake in Šibenik, Croatia.(Photo: Hrvoje Crnjak).

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Bulls watching the meteor shower in the steppe Nalati, Xinjiang, China.(Photo: Dai Jianfeng).

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Perseid meteor shower appeared brilliantly in the sky of Corfe Castle, Wareham, United Kingdom.(Photo: AFP).

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At Poloniny Park in Slovakia, right above Kolonica Observatory, photographer Petr Horálek stayed up all night to make this impressive work.(Photo: Petr Horálek).

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Above the roof of a Church of the Orthodox Church in Belarus, the Perseid meteor swung through the sky.(Photo: Sergei Gapon / AFP.)

The Perseids meteor shower is a phenomenon that occurs every August with the peak falling around the dawn of 12-14 August. Its supernovae were remnants of comets 109P / Swift-Tuttle toward the Sun. The last time this comet approached the Sun and cut through Earth's orbit was 1992 and the next time would be 2026.
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Update 16 August 2019
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