Behold the 2015 Perseid shower

Aug 12, 2015

Behold the 2015 Perseid shower

Matt Bracken 0 Comment The Baltimore Sun Perseid meteor shower, Perseids

Photos of the Perseid meteor shower, which is expected to peak the night of Aug. 12, 2015 and into the morning of Aug. 13, 2015.

: A long exposure image showing an airplane passing in the sky during the Perseids meteor shower over the remains of St. Ilia Roman, an early Christian basilica dated back to the 5th or 6th century AD near the town of Pirdop, early on August 12, 2015. The Perseid meteor shower occurs every year in August when the Earth passes through the debris and dust of the Swift-Tuttle comet. The Perseid meteor shower — an annual display of natural fireworks — should be particularly spectacular this year, with extra-dark skies expected to create optimal stargazing conditions, astronomers said on August 7, 2015. (NIKOLAY DOYCHINOV/AFP/Getty Images)

: A 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. (CESAR MANSO/AFP/Getty Images)

: A falling star crosses the night sky over Sieversdorf, eastern Germany, on August 11, 2015. The peak of the Perseid meteor shower is expected for the night to Thursday, August 13, 2015. (PATRICK PLEUL/AFP/Getty Images)

: Clouds partly cover the star-speckled night sky over Sieversdorf, eastern Germany, on August 11, 2015. The peak of the Perseid meteor shower is expected for the night to Thursday, August 13, 2015. (PATRICK PLEUL/AFP/Getty Images)

: Stars seen as streaks from a long camera exposure are seen behind a Stations of The Cross, in Ujue, northern Spain, Wednesday, Aug.12, 2015. The meteor shower is expected to peak Wednesday night into Thursday morning. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

: Stars seen as streaks from a long camera exposure are seen behind an ancient Hermitage, in Murillo del Fruto, northern Spain, Wednesday Aug. 12, 2015. Some Catholics refer to the Perseids as the “tears of Saint Lawrence”, since August 10 is the date of that saint’s martyrdom. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

: Stars seen as streaks from a long camera exposure are seen behind a silhouette of a Spanish fighting bull, conceived decades ago as highway billboards in Cordoba, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015. Some Catholics refer to the Perseids as the “tears of Saint Lawrence”, since August 10 is the date of that saint’s martyrdom. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

: Stars seen as streaks from a long camera exposure are seen behind Arnotegui Hermitage, in Obanos, northern Spain, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2015. Some Catholics refer to the Perseids as the “tears of Saint Lawrence”, since August 10 is the date of that saint’s martyrdom. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

: Stars and storms seen as streaks from a long camera exposure are seen behind an ancient Hermitage, in Murillo del Fruto, northern Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015. The meteor shower is expected to peak Wednesday night into Thursday morning. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

: A Perseid meteor streaks across the sky over the community of Cold Creek on August 12, 2015 in the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area, Nevada. The annual display, known as the Perseid shower because the meteors appear to radiate from the constellation Perseus in the northeastern sky, is a result of Earth’s orbit passing through debris from the comet Swift-Tuttle. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

: A 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. (CESAR MANSO/AFP/Getty Images)

: A 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. (CESAR MANSO/AFP/Getty Images)

: A 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. (CESAR MANSO/AFP/Getty Images)

: A 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. (CESAR MANSO/AFP/Getty Images)

: A long exposure image showing a Perseids meteor streaking across the night sky over the remains of St. Ilia Roman, an early Christian basilica dated back to the 5th or 6th century AD near the town of Pirdop, early on August 12, 2015. The Perseid meteor shower occurs every year in August when the Earth passes through the debris and dust of the Swift-Tuttle comet. The Perseid meteor shower — an annual display of natural fireworks — should be particularly spectacular this year, with extra-dark skies expected to create optimal stargazing conditions, astronomers said on August 7, 2015. (NIKOLAY DOYCHINOV/AFP/Getty Images)

: A long exposure image showing a Perseids meteor streaking across the night sky over the remains of St. Ilia Roman, an early Christian basilica dated back to the 5th or 6th century AD near the town of Pirdop, early on August 12, 2015. The Perseid meteor shower occurs every year in August when the Earth passes through the debris and dust of the Swift-Tuttle comet. The Perseid meteor shower — an annual display of natural fireworks — should be particularly spectacular this year, with extra-dark skies expected to create optimal stargazing conditions, astronomers said on August 7, 2015. (NIKOLAY DOYCHINOV/AFP/Getty Images)

: A long exposure image showing an airplane passing in the sky during the Perseids meteor shower over the remains of St. Ilia Roman, an early Christian basilica dated back to the 5th or 6th century AD near the town of Pirdop, early on August 12, 2015. The Perseid meteor shower occurs every year in August when the Earth passes through the debris and dust of the Swift-Tuttle comet. The Perseid meteor shower — an annual display of natural fireworks — should be particularly spectacular this year, with extra-dark skies expected to create optimal stargazing conditions, astronomers said on August 7, 2015. (NIKOLAY DOYCHINOV/AFP/Getty Images)

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