Perseid Meteor Shower of 2013: Amazing Photos by Stargazers

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2013 Perseid Meteor, Star Trails and Bridge

Credit: Peter Day

Photographer Peter Day caught a Perseid meteor and star trails at Isle of Palms, SC, on August 12, 2013.

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Ghost Town Perseid

Credit: David Downs

Sky watcher David Downs caught this Perseid meteor at Fort Griffin Ghost Town in Texas under an old steel bridge, August 10, 2013.

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2013 Perseid Meteor Over Lake Mead

Credit: Tyler Leavitt

Stargazer Tyler Leavitt sent in a photo of a Perseid meteor over Lake Mead, outside Las Vegas, taken August 12, 2013. He writes: "I used my kids to 'light paint' the rocks in the foreground with flashlight. We counted 68 meteors in about 2 hours."

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2013 Meteors Over Northern California

Credit: Cory Poole

Astrophotographer Cory Poole sent in a composite image of Perseid meteors falling near Lake Helen and Lassen Peak in Northern California on August 11-12, 2013. He writes: "I took 350 images and caught about 30 obvious Perseids. I combined them all into one composite image by rotating each meteor around the north star Polaris by the proper amount to make them all look like they were [falling] at the same time. This way you can easily see the radiant point in the constellation Perseus. These shots were taken using a camera with a 185-degree fisheye lens, so that you can see over half of the night sky at once ... "

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2013 Perseid Meteors Over Orcas Island, WA

Credit: Cody Limber

Astrophotographer Cody Limber sent in a photo of some early Perseid meteors that he caught from his deck on Orcas Island in Washington. The shot combines images taken over the course of four days in August 2013. [Full Story: 2013 Perseid Meteor Shower Wows Stargazers 2013]

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2013 Perseid Fireball Over McDonald Observatory, TX

Credit: Sergio Garcia Rill

Stargazer Sergio Garcia Rill sent in a photo of a Perseid fireball captured early August 11, 2013, from the top of Mt. Locke in the Davis Mountains of west Texas. The Milky Way glows above, and below stands the the Harlan J. Smith telescope of the McDonald Observatory. [Full Story: 2013 Perseid Meteor Shower Wows Stargazers 2013]

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2013 Perseid Meteors Falling Over Holy Island, Northumberland, UK

Credit: Peter Greig

Astrophotographer Peter Greig drove two hours to Lindisfarne Castle located on Holy Island, Northumberland, UK. to produce this composite image of Perseid meteors falling on August 11, 2013. [Full Story: 2013 Perseid Meteor Shower Wows Stargazers 2013]

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'Wish Upon a Falling Star' by Barbara Matthews

Credit: Barbara Matthews

First-time Perseid meteor photographer Barbara Matthews sent in a photo of a meteor taken in Nevada County, California from a vista point along Highway 20, on August 7, 2013. [Full Story: 2013 Perseid Meteor Shower Wows Stargazers 2013]

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'Nature's Fireworks' by Christopher M. Georgia

Credit: Christopher M. Georgia

Astrophotographer Christopher M. Georgia created this image of more than 30 images of meteors, Iridium flares, and satellites. Georgia, located in Manchester, New Hampshire, captured the sky events on August 10, 2013. [Full Story: 2013 Perseid Meteor Shower Wows Stargazers 2013]

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Milky Way and Perseid Meteors Over Macedonia

Credit: Stojan Stojanovski

Astrophotographer Stojan Stojanovski sent in a photo of the Milky Way and Perseid meteors taken July 31, 2013, in Ohrid, Macedonia. [Full Story: 2013 Perseid Meteor Shower Wows Stargazers 2013]

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2013 Perseid Meteors over the California High Desert

Credit: Ray Pacion

Photographer Ray Pacion sent in a photo of a Perseid meteor taken in Hope Valley, CA, in August 2013. [Full Story: 2013 Perseid Meteor Shower Wows Stargazers 2013]

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2013 Perseid Meteors Over Lime Lake, MI

Credit: Guy Strong

Photographer Guy Strong sent in a composite image of Perseid meteors taken in Leelanau County Michigan on Lime Lake, on August 11-12, 2013. [Full Story: 2013 Perseid Meteor Shower Wows Stargazers 2013]

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2013 Perseid Meteor at Joshua Tree

Credit: Lucio Gomes

Watcher of the skies Lucio Gomes sent in a photo of a Perseid meteor streaking across the sky at Joshua Tree National Park, California, on August 11, 2013. [Full Story: 2013 Perseid Meteor Shower Wows Stargazers 2013]

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2013 Perseid Meteor Shower Photos: David Firstbrook

Credit: David Firstbrook

Stargazer David Firstbrook captured this photo of a Persed meteor on Aug. 11, 2013 from near Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight. This image is one of 560 photos taken by Firstbrook, but the only one to turn out well, Firstbrook told SPACE.com. [Full Story: 2013 Perseid Meteor Shower Wows Stargazers 2013]

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2013 Perseid Meteor Over Pennsylvania

Credit: Ryan Taylor

Skywatcher Ryan Taylor of Biglerville, PA, sent in a photo of a Perseid meteor taken August 11, 2013. [Full Story: 2013 Perseid Meteor Shower Wows Stargazers 2013]

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2013 Perseid Meteors Over Payson, Arizona

Credit: Eric Bender

Astrophotographer Eric Bender sent in a photo of 3 Perseid meteors and the Milky Way, shot near Payson, AZ. Photo submitted August 9, 2013. [Full Story: 2013 Perseid Meteor Shower Wows Stargazers 2013]

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2013 Perseid Meteor Over the Phillippines

Credit: Joanne Q. Escober

Skywatcher Joanne Q. Escober sent in a photo taken from her rooftop in Marikina City, Philippines, taken August 11, 2013 [Full Story: 2013 Perseid Meteor Shower Wows Stargazers 2013]

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2013 Perseid Meteor and Palm Tree in St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands

Credit: Matthew Nicholson

Vacationer Matthew Nicholson caught a Perseid meteor over a palm tree at Sapphire Beach, St. Thomas, in the US Virgin Islands, on August 11, 2013. [Full Story: 2013 Perseid Meteor Shower Wows Stargazers 2013]

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2013 Perseid Meteor Over Maine Church

Credit: Vacationer Steven Coates caught a Perseid meteor over the Washburn-Norlands Historical Center in Livermore, Maine, on August 5, 2013.

Vacationer Steven Coates caught a Perseid meteor over the Washburn-Norlands Historical Center in Livermore, Maine, on August 5, 2013. [Full Story: 2013 Perseid Meteor Shower Wows Stargazers 2013]

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2013 Perseid Meteors and One Other Meteor Spotted in Rhode Island

Credit: Scott MacNeill

Stargazer Scott MacNeill sent in a photo of four Perseid meteors and one stray meteor over Frosty Drew Observatory in Charlestown, Rhode Island, on August 11, 2013. [Full Story: 2013 Perseid Meteor Shower Wows Stargazers 2013]

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2013 Perseid Meteors Over Washoe Valley, NV

Credit: William Berry

Night sky watcher William Berry sent in a photo of a fireball at Slide Mountain over Washoe Valley, NV. He says the image is a wide angle stack of about 1 hour, 30 second exposures, and he brightened the meteor trail a bit. [Full Story: 2013 Perseid Meteor Shower Wows Stargazers 2013]

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2013 Perseid Meteor Over New Jersey

Credit: Perry Ricciardulli

Stargazer Perry Ricciardulli caught a Perseid meteor on August 10, 2013, in Central New Jersey. [Full Story: 2013 Perseid Meteor Shower Wows Stargazers 2013]

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2013 Perseid Meteor Over Phoenix, AZ

Credit: Dave Miller

Outdoor observer Dave Miller captured this Perseid meteor on August 11, 2013, in Phoenix, AZ. [Full Story: 2013 Perseid Meteor Shower Wows Stargazers 2013]

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2013 Perseid Meteor by Campfire

Credit: Tom Wright

Camper and sky watcher Tom Wright sent in a photo of a Perseid meteor taken at El Dorado Lake in Kansas, early on August 11, 2013. He reports that the trees in the foreground are illuminated by campfire, providing the orange glow. [Full Story: 2013 Perseid Meteor Shower Wows Stargazers 2013]

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Perseid Meteor Shower 2013: Jonathan S. McElvery

Credit: Jonathan S. McElvery

Stargazing photographer Jonathan S. McElvery captured this view of a Perseid meteor over Grafton, Mass., early on Aug. 12, 2013 during the peak of the 2013 Perseid meteor shower. He used a Nikon D700 camera equipped with a 14mm lens and set to ISO3200, 10 sec. @f/3.2 [Full Story: 2013 Perseid Meteor Shower Wows Stargazers 2013]

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Perseid Meteor Shower 2013: Jeff Dai

Credit: Jeff Dai

Photographer Jeff Dai captured this view of a Perseid meteor shower fireball streaks above the city lights of Nanchuan in western China on Aug. 11, 2013. Dai took the photo from Mount Jinfo, Chongqing, China. [Full Story: 2013 Perseid Meteor Shower Wows Stargazers 2013]

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Early Perseid Meteor: 2013

Credit: NASA

This still image from a NASA video shows a brilliant fireball caused by an early Perseid meteor on July 30, 2013 as seen by NASA's all-sky camera network. [Full Story: 2013 Perseid Meteor Shower Wows Stargazers 2013]

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Early Perseid Meteors Over New Jersey

Credit: Mike Black

Astrophotographer Mike Black sent in a photo of Perseid meteors taken from Belmar, New Jersey, August 5-6, 2013. [Full Story: 2013 Perseid Meteor Shower Wows Stargazers 2013]

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2013 Perseid Meteors Over Pennsylvania

Credit: Michael Kelso

Astrophotographer Michael Kelso sent in a photo of two Perseid meteors taken over Schellsburg, Pennsylvania on August 6, 2013. [Full Story: 2013 Perseid Meteor Shower Wows Stargazers 2013]

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2013 Perseid Meteor Over Dayton, Ohio

Credit: John Chumack/www.galacticimages.com

John Chumack sent in a photo of a Perseid meteor over Dayton, OH. Image acquired August 4, 2013. [Full Story: 2013 Perseid Meteor Shower Wows Stargazers 2013]

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2013 Perseid Meteor Over Dayton, Ohio

Credit: John Chumack/www.galacticimages.com

John Chumack sent in a photo of a Perseid meteor over Dayton, OH. Image acquired August 4, 2013. [Full Story: 2013 Perseid Meteor Shower Wows Stargazers 2013]

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2013 Perseid Meteor Over Dayton, Ohio

Credit: John Chumack/www.galacticimages.com

John Chumack sent in a photo of a Perseid meteor over Dayton, OH. He writes: "My meteor video camera network picked up about 2 dozen Perseid meteors coming out of the northeastern sky." Image acquired August 4, 2013. [Full Story: 2013 Perseid Meteor Shower Wows Stargazers 2013]

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2013 Perseid Meteor Sky Map

Credit: StarDate

This map shows where to look for Perseid meteors on the night of August 12, 2013. [Full Story: 2013 Perseid Meteor Shower Wows Stargazers 2013]

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Perseid Meteor Shower 2013 Sky Map

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

This NASA graphic shows the location of the Perseid Meteor Shower radiant in the night sky during 2013 peak on Aug. 12 and 13. [Full Story: 2013 Perseid Meteor Shower Wows Stargazers 2013]

Perseid Meteor Shower of 2013: Amazing Photos by Stargazers

2013 Perseid Meteor, Star Trails and Bridge

Ghost Town Perseid

2013 Perseid Meteor Over Lake Mead

2013 Meteors Over Northern California

2013 Perseid Meteors Over Orcas Island, WA

2013 Perseid Fireball Over McDonald Observatory, TX

2013 Perseid Meteors Falling Over Holy Island, Northumberland, UK

'Wish Upon a Falling Star' by Barbara Matthews

'Nature's Fireworks' by Christopher M. Georgia

Milky Way and Perseid Meteors Over Macedonia

2013 Perseid Meteors over the California High Desert

2013 Perseid Meteors Over Lime Lake, MI

2013 Perseid Meteor at Joshua Tree

2013 Perseid Meteor Shower Photos: David Firstbrook

2013 Perseid Meteor Over Pennsylvania

2013 Perseid Meteors Over Payson, Arizona

2013 Perseid Meteor Over the Phillippines

2013 Perseid Meteor and Palm Tree in St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands

2013 Perseid Meteor Over Maine Church

2013 Perseid Meteors and One Other Meteor Spotted in Rhode Island

2013 Perseid Meteors Over Washoe Valley, NV

2013 Perseid Meteor Over New Jersey

2013 Perseid Meteor Over Phoenix, AZ

2013 Perseid Meteor by Campfire

Perseid Meteor Shower 2013: Jonathan S. McElvery

Perseid Meteor Shower 2013: Jeff Dai

Early Perseid Meteor: 2013

Early Perseid Meteors Over New Jersey

2013 Perseid Meteors Over Pennsylvania

2013 Perseid Meteor Over Dayton, Ohio

2013 Perseid Meteor Over Dayton, Ohio

2013 Perseid Meteor Over Dayton, Ohio

2013 Perseid Meteor Sky Map

Perseid Meteor Shower 2013 Sky Map

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