The Perseid Meteor Shower of 2014: Photo Gallery

2014 Perseid Meteor Over Oklahoma

Cheryl Welch

Astrophotographer Cheryl Welch took this shot of a Perseid meteor in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, on Aug. 12, 2014.

2014 Perseid Meteor Over the Philippines

Joanne Q. Escober

Astrophotographer Joanne Q. Escober sent in a photo of a Perseid meteor taken from her rooftop in Marikina City, Philippines, on Aug. 13, 2014.

'4 Wishes'

Maxwell Palau/Star Dude Astronomy

Astrophotographer Maxwell Palau sent in a image of 4 Perseid meteors taken on Mt. Palomar, near San Diego, California, on Aug. 13, 2014.

2014 Perseid Meteor Over Tennessee

Jodi Totten

Astrophotographer Jodi Totten sent in a photo of a Perseid meteor taken in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, on Aug. 13, 2014.

2014 Perseid Meteor Over Macedonia

Stojan Stojanovski

Night sky photographer Stojan Stojanovski captured this photo of a Perseid meteor from Ohrid, Macedonia on Aug. 13, 2014.

Perseid Fireball

NASA

This fireball from the annual Perseid meteor shower was filmed over Chickamauga, Georgia, early Aug. 12 by NASA's All-sky Fireball Network. Watch the Video Here

Two Perseid Meteors

NASA All-Sky Fireball Network / Mash Mix: Space.com

Two Perseid meteors streak across the night sky in this video captured by NASA all-sky cameras at the agency's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. Watch the Video.

2014 Perseid Meteor Shower Map

NASA/MSFC

This NASA graphic is a visibility map for the 2014 Perseid meteor shower around the world.

Perseid Meteor Shower Google Doodle

Google.com

The Google doodle on Aug. 12, 2014 honored the peaking Perseid meteor shower.

Join our Space Forums to keep talking space on the latest missions, night sky and more! And if you have a news tip, correction or comment, let us know at: community@space.com.

Space.com Staff
News and editorial team

Space.com is the premier source of space exploration, innovation and astronomy news, chronicling (and celebrating) humanity's ongoing expansion across the final frontier. Originally founded in 1999, Space.com is, and always has been, the passion of writers and editors who are space fans and also trained journalists. Our current news team consists of Editor-in-Chief Tariq Malik; Editor Hanneke Weitering, Senior Space Writer Mike Wall; Senior Writer Meghan Bartels; Senior Writer Chelsea Gohd, Senior Writer Tereza Pultarova and Staff Writer Alexander Cox, focusing on e-commerce. Senior Producer Steve Spaleta oversees our space videos, with Diana Whitcroft as our Social Media Editor.