The Perseid meteor shower, which occurs every August due to debris left behind from Comet Swift-Tuttle, peaked this weekend, offering stunning light displays in the night sky.
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According to Space.com, the shower peaked overnight Aug. 11-12 and again Aug. 12-13.
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Social media lit up with images of the celestial phenomenon. Here are some of our favorites:
1. Cypress Hills, Saskatchewan
2. Firth of Lorn, Scotland
3. Loch Etive, Scotland
4. Lac d'Ilay, France
5. Jura Mountains, France
6. Oxford Island, Northern Ireland
7. Independence Pass, Colorado
8. Virginia
9. Eccles Pass, Colorado
10. Groesbeck, Texas
11. Sunset Crater, Arizona
12. Addingham, England
13. Stonehenge, England
– Fiza Pirani of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution contributed to this report.