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A photographer stands near a set-up as a Perseid meteor, also known as "Shooting Star", streaks across the sky near Monastery of St. Thomas in Altinsac village in Gevas district of Van, Turkey on August 13, 2018.
lessA photographer stands near a set-up as a Perseid meteor, also known as "Shooting Star", streaks across the sky near Monastery of St. Thomas in Altinsac village in Gevas district of Van, Turkey on August 13,
... more Perseid meteor shower peaked Sun day night: See stunning photos of the celestial spectacle Back to GalleryThe annual Perseid meteor shower reached its peak Sunday night with as many as 60 shooting stars streaking across the sky each hour into the early hours of Monday.
This year's event coincided with a new moon phase of the lunar cycle, allowing for a darker show and brighter celestial spectacle.
Stargazers and photographers around the world stepped outside to look for the blazing fireballs and above you'll find images of last night's peak.
Many Bay Area residents saw little in the sky due to foggy conditions. "Too cloudy to see the Perseids, as usual for the Bay Area." Tweeted @explodedsoda. "Maybe it'll be clearer when I wake up to pee at 4am."
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But outside the urban areas, the show was clear and bright. "Drove up to Tahoe last night to watch the Perseid Meteor shower and play with the telescope at the Bright Star Observatory," wrote CodyDarkstalker on Twitter. "So cool to see M ars and the rings of Saturn and the meteor showers and the milky way."
The Perseids light up the sky every year when the Earth passes through the cloud of debris left by Comet Swift-Tuttle, and appear to radiate from the constellation Perseus in the northeastern sky.
The 2018 Perseids run from July 17 to Aug. 24, but the peak occurred on Aug. 12 and most of the shooting stars will have passed with only a few strays etched across the sky.
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