Salime Reservoir, near Grandas de Salime, Spain

The Milky Way during the meteor shower.

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Kuklice, Macedonia

A photo taken with a long exposure shows meteor streaks crossing the night sky over the stone dolls.

Photo: Georgi Licovski/EPA

Hawes, Yorkshire Dales, UK

This is a digital composite of 233 photos taken over a period of an hour and 57 minutes. It shows star-trails around the north celestial pole with a couple of meteor streaks to the right of the frame.

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Rubezhevichi, Belarus

Meteors over a Catholic church.

Photo: Tatyana Zenkovich/EPA

San Miguel de Aguayo, Spain

Meteorites burn up in the atmosphere.

Photo: Pedro Puente Hoyos/EPA

Blandus in Usak, Turkey

Meteors light up the sky above the ancient city.

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Skopje, Macedonia

A meteor shower over the artificial Kozjak lake.

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