The Perseid meteor shower is an annual event between mid-July and mid-August. Most people might not have the time to camp out and wait to see the Perseid Meteor Shower firsthand, so here are some breathtaking photos taken around the world(:
A composite photograph made from several long exposures of the Perseid meteor shower reaching its peak at the megalithic circle at Stonehenge in Salisbury Plain Read more: kStargazers’ paradise: A shooting star burns brightly as it enters the skyline above Glastonbury Tor in SomersetStunning: Stonehenge looked mythical against the backdrop of this shooting star which streaked across the night skySpectacular: The meteor shower lit up the night sky and was captured by Tom Heaton over Edlington Castle in NorthumberlandStar-struck: A meteor is seen during the Perseid meteor shower over the Cotswold Water Park near Cirencester, in GloucestershireStarry eyed: Lindisfarne Castle in Northumberland was lit up during the Preseid meteor shower as two meteors whizz across the night sky illuminated by the Milky WayStarry, starry night: Perseid Meteor shower over the Cathedral Gorge State Park, Nevada. The best views were expected last night, with as many as 60 meteors an hour visible to the naked eyeA stunning celestial light show took place over Holy Island in Lindisfarne CastleMeteors streak across the sky in Duchang County, in Jiangxi Province, China
