Every summer, a bright light seems to emanate from the constellation named after the Greek hero Perseus. Space rock falls may not sound as epic as defeating a monster of legend, but the multicolored, twinkling lights of this annual meteor shower are still a sight to behold. This year’s season started in mid-July and runs through early September, just this weekend marked the peak of the season. The waning crescent moon makes the meteor a true glow in the dark night to early morning sky, and sky observers note that they see up to 90 meteors crossing the stars in an hour. Masu.
Lucky for you, even if you missed the peak this year, the shower still looks beautiful in photos. Check out some of our favourites. If you want to catch the Perseids before they disappear in the fall, set your predawn alarm.
Observers observe the Perseids meteor shower at Mount Hamilton, California, USA on August 13, 2023. Photo: Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesA meteor traverses the sky during the Perseid meteor shower in Changsha, Hunan, China on August 14, 2023. Photo: VCG/VCG (via Getty Images)On August 12, 2023, the Perseid meteor shower was observed in the valley of the Red Church and Guzelyurt Monastery in the Guzelyurt district of Aksaray, Turkiye. Photo: Aytug Can Sencar/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesPeople watch the Perseid meteor shower in the Wadi Al-Hitan (Valley of the Whales) Nature Reserve in the desert of Alfayoum Governorate, Egypt. Photo: Gehad Hamdy/picture Alliance via Getty ImagesAbandoned historic caravanserai and night sky view near the city of Garmsar, Semnan Governorate, southeast Tehran, Iran, during the peak of the annual Perseid meteor shower on August 13, 2023. Photo: Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesA meteor traverses the night sky over the Riberg Hill during the Perseid meteor shower on August 13, 2023 in Grossmgl, Austria.Photo: Heinz Peter Bader/Getty ImagesA meteor traverses the sky during the Perseid meteor shower on August 13, 2023 in the Gorog Tibet Autonomous Prefecture. Photo: VCG/VCG (via Getty Images)The Perseid meteor shower observed over the Wadi Al-Hitan (Valley of the Whales) Nature Reserve in the desert of Alfayoum Governorate, Egypt. Photo: Gehad Hamdy/picture Alliance via Getty ImagesThe Perseid meteor shower was observed over Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine on August 13, 2023. Photo: Ercin Erturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
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