The Perseids occur every year when the Earth passes through streams of debris left behind by the comet Swift-Tuttle in its 133-year-long orbit around the sun.
Photographers from all over the world have captured stunning images of this year's shower—the result of tiny pieces of debris originating from the comet Swift-Tuttle burning up in the Earth's atmosphere at around 130,000 miles per hour.
A Perseid meteor streaks above a sandstone outcropping at Redstone in the Pinto Valley wilderness area on August 12, 2021 in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada.is active every year from around mid-July to late August, with peak activity usually occurring between August 9 and 14. In 2021, the peak night of activity came on August 11-12.
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