Amazing Perseid Meteor Shower Photos of 2012

By Tariq Malik
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Perseid Meteor Shower 2012: Tyler Leavitt

Tyler Leavitt

The moon and Venus shine bright alongside a Perseid meteor (upper right) on Aug. 12 in this view by photographer Tyler Leavitt in Las Vegas, Nevada, during the peak of the 2012 Perseid meteor shower on Aug. 12.

Perseid Meteor Shower 2012: Tuomo Leppänen

Tuomo Leppänen

Stargazer Tuomo Leppänen of Lahti, Finland, captured this amazing photo of a Perseid meteor lighting up the sky during the Aug. 11-12 peak of the 2012 Perseid meteor shower.

Perseid Meteor Shower 2012: NASA

NASA/MSFC

NASA's all-sky camera network run by Marshall Space Flight Center in Hunstville, Ala., captured this composite view of Perseid meteors (and some others) seen on Aug. 10, 2012. The cameras used are in New Mexico.

Perseid Meteor Shower 2012: Tyler Leavitt

Tyler Leavitt

Photographer Tyler Leavitt captured this bright Perseid meteor on Aug. 12 as it lit up the sky just outside of Las Vegas, Nevada, during the peak of the 2012 Perseid meteor shower.

Perseid Meteor Shower 2012: Tyler Leavitt

Tyler Leavitt

Photographer Tyler Leavitt captured this bright Perseid meteor on Aug. 12 as it lit up the sky just outside of Las Vegas, Nevada, during the peak of the 2012 Perseid meteor shower.

Perseid Meteor Shower 2012: Adrian Gutierrez

Adrian Gutierrez

Night sky watcher Adrian Gutierrez snapped this view of a Perseid meteor from Lockhart, Texas, during the Aug. 11-12 peak of the 2012 Perseid meteor shower.

Perseid meteor Shower 2012: William Federspiel

William Federspiel

Amateur astronomer William Federspiel snapped this view of the Aug. 11-12 peak of the 2012 Perseid meteor shower from Richmond, Kentucky.

Perseid Meteor Shower 2012: Samuel Hartman 2

Samuel Hartman

Stargazer Samuel Hartman caught this view of a Perseid meteor and the moon during the shower's peak on Aug. 12, 2012, from State College, Pa.

Perseid Meteor Shower 2012: Matthew Henderson

Matthew Henderson

Stargazer Matthew Henderson snapped this amazing photo of a Perseid meteor shining with the moon (right), Jupiter and Venus (bottom) shining over Lake Berryessa, Calif., during the Aug. 11-12 peak of the 2012 Perseid meteor shower.

Perseid Meteor Shower 2012: Samuel Hartman

Sam Hartman

Stargazer Samuel Hartman caught this view of a Perseid meteor during the shower's peak on Aug. 12, 2012, from State College, Pa.

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Tariq Malik
Tariq Malik
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Tariq is the Editor-in-Chief of Space.com and joined the team in 2001, first as an intern and staff writer, and later as an editor. He covers human spaceflight, exploration and space science, as well as skywatching and entertainment. He became Space.com's Managing Editor in 2009 and Editor-in-Chief in 2019. Before joining Space.com, Tariq was a staff reporter for The Los Angeles Times covering education and city beats in La Habra, Fullerton and Huntington Beach. In October 2022, Tariq received the Harry Kolcum Award for excellence in space reporting from the National Space Club Florida Committee. He is also an Eagle Scout (yes, he has the Space Exploration merit badge) and went to Space Camp four times as a kid and a fifth time as an adult. He has journalism degrees from the University of Southern California and New York University. You can find Tariq at Space.com and as the co-host to the This Week In Space podcast with space historian Rod Pyle on the TWiT network. To see his latest project, you can follow Tariq on Twitter @tariqjmalik.