North Yorkshire, England(01 of20)
Open Image ModalA meteor passes across the sky during the peak in activity of the annual Perseids meteor shower in the village of Rievaulx, near Helmsley, northern England on August 13, 2015. The Perseids meteor shower occurs every year when the Earth passes through the cloud of debris left by Comet Swift-Tuttle. AFP PHOTO / OLI SCARFF (Photo credit should read OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:OLI SCARFF via Getty Images)
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(03 of20)
Open Image ModalA meteor passes across the sky above Rievaulx Abbey, North Yorkshire. (credit:OLI SCARFF via Getty Images)
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Rufforth, North Yorkshire, England(05 of20)
Open Image ModalMembers of the York Astronomical Society prepare to view the annual Perseids meteor shower in the village of on August 12, 2015. (credit:OLI SCARFF via Getty Images)
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Rufforth, North Yorkshire, England(08 of20)
Open Image ModalA meteor passes across the sky during the peak in activity of the annual Perseids meteor shower in the village of Rufforth, near York, northern England on August 12, 2015. (credit:OLI SCARFF via Getty Images)
Whitley Bay, England(09 of20)
Open Image ModalA meteor seen during a Perseids meteor shower over St Mary\'s Lighthouse near Whitley Bay. (credit:Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)
Pirdop, Bulgaria(10 of20)
Open Image ModalA long exposure image showing an aeroplane passing in the sky during the Perseids meteor shower over the remains of St. Ilia Roman early Christian basilica near the town of Pirdop, early on August 12, 2015. (credit:NIKOLAY DOYCHINOV via Getty Images)
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Burgos, Spain(13 of20)
Open Image ModalA Perseid meteor along the Milky Way illuminates the dark sky near Villadiego in the province of Burgos, northern Spain, during the \'Perseids\' meteor shower on August 12, 2015. (credit:CESAR MANSO via Getty Images)
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Obanos, Spain(16 of20)
Open Image ModalStars seen as streaks from a long camera exposure are seen behind Arnotegui Hermitage, in Obanos, northern Spain, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2015. (credit:Alvaro Barrientos/AP)
Ujue, Spain(17 of20)
Open Image ModalStars seen as streaks from a long camera exposure are seen behind a Stations of The Cross, in Ujue, northern Spain, Wednesday, Aug.12, 2015. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Iowa, USA(18 of20)
Open Image ModalThe Milky Way stretches in the sky behind a grain elevator during the annual Perseid meteor shower Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015, in Baxter, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Nevada, USA(19 of20)
Open Image ModalA Perseid meteor streaks across the sky over the community of Cold Creek on August 12, 2015 in the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area, Nevada. (credit:Ethan Miller via Getty Images)
Tuzla, Bosnia(20 of20)
Open Image ModalStars and meteor streaks are seen behind a destroyed house, near Tuzla, Bosnia, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)