PHOTOS: Galactic Highway
A Perseid meteor streaks by a cathedral-shaped spire early Monday in Cathedral Gorge State Park.
Perseid meteors streak in star trails created by a long exposure over a cathedral-shaped spire early Monday in Cathedral Gorge State Park near Panaca.
A Perseid meteor streaks by a cathedral-shaped spire early Monday in Cathedral Gorge State Park.
A Perseid meteor streaks by a cathedral-shaped spire early Monday in Cathedral Gorge State Park.
The Perseid meteor display occurs every August and typically is one of the most dependable displays of “shooting stars” of the year. 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.
