Shooting star, fleeting moment

Shooting star, fleeting moment

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A meteor, or shooting star, streaks across the sky during the Perseid meteor shower on Smetovi Mountain near Kraljevine in the early morning. The annual Perseid meteor shower reached its peak on August 12 and 13, NASA says.

The Perseid meteor shower is sparked every August when the Earth passes through a stream of space debris left by the comet Swift-Tuttle.

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A meteor streaks across the sky over Leeberg hill near Grossmugl.
. Grossmugl, Austria. Reuters/Heinz-Peter Bader

A meteor streaks across the sky over Leeberg hill near Grossmugl.

A stargazer waits for light clouds to clear to watch the meteor shower to begin near Bobcaygeon, Ontario.
. Bobcaygeon, CANADA. Reuters/Fred Thornhill

A stargazer waits for light clouds to clear to watch the meteor shower to begin near Bobcaygeon, Ontario.

A meteor streaks across the sky over an Orthodox church near the village of Malashki.
. Malashki, BELARUS. Reuters/Vasily Fedosenko

A meteor streaks across the sky over an Orthodox church near the village of Malashki.

Meteors streak across the sky over a Roman theatre in the ruins of Acinipio near Ronda, southern Spain.
. Ronda, Spain. Reuters/Jon Nazca

Meteors streak across the sky over a Roman theatre in the ruins of Acinipio near Ronda, southern Spain.

People watch the meteor shower in Ramon Carter near the town of Mitzpe Ramon, southern Israel.
. Mitzpe Ramon, Israel. Reuters/Amir Cohen

People watch the meteor shower in Ramon Carter near the town of Mitzpe Ramon, southern Israel.

A meteor speeds past windmills at the San Gregornio Pass Wind Farm near Whitewater, California.
. Whitewater, UNITED STATES. Reuters/Sam Mircovich

A meteor speeds past windmills at the San Gregornio Pass Wind Farm near Whitewater, California.

A meteor streaks across the sky at Bradgate Park in Newtown Linford.
. Newtown Linford, UNITED KINGDOM. Reuters/Darren Staples

A meteor streaks across the sky at Bradgate Park in Newtown Linford.

A meteor streaks across the sky in Rogla, Slovenia.
. Rogla, SLOVENIA. Reuters/Srdjan Zivulovic

A meteor streaks across the sky in Rogla, Slovenia.

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A time-lapse video shows the Perseid meteor shower on Smetovi Mountain near Kraljevine.