Perseid meteor shower 2020: 10 stunning photos of nature’s light show
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By Michelle Ewing, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
The annual Perseid meteor shower peaked Tuesday night and early Wednesday, offering stunning light displays in the night sky.
Perseid meteor shower 2020 Perseids on Gran Sasso d'Italia (L'Aquila, Italy) on August 10, 2020. (Lorenzo Di Cola/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Perseid meteor shower 2020 A Perseid meteor streaks across the sky above a camping site at the Negev desert near the city of Mitzpe Ramon on August 11, 2020, during the Perseids meteor shower, which occurs every year when the Earth passes through the cloud of debris left by the comet Swift-Tuttle. (MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)
Perseid meteor shower 2020 A Perseid meteor streaks across the sky above a camping site at the Negev desert near the city of Mitzpe Ramon on August 11, 2020, during the Perseids meteor shower, which occurs every year when the Earth passes through the cloud of debris left by the comet Swift-Tuttle. (MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)
Perseid meteor shower 2020 A Perseid meteor streaks across the sky above a camping site at the Negev desert near the city of Mitzpe Ramon on August 11, 2020, during the Perseids meteor shower, which occurs every year when the Earth passes through the cloud of debris left by the comet Swift-Tuttle. (MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)
Perseid meteor shower 2020 12 August 2020, Lower Saxony, Antendorf: Perseid meteors can be seen next to the Milky Way in the night sky. The Perseids are an annually recurring meteor stream in the first weeks of August. (Ole Spata/picture alliance via Getty Images)
Perseid meteor shower 2020 12 August 2020, Lower Saxony, Antendorf: Perseid meteors can be seen next to the Milky Way in the night sky. (Ole Spata/picture alliance via Getty Images)
Perseid meteor shower 2020 Perseids on Gran Sasso d'Italia (L'Aquila, Italy) on August 10, 2020. (Lorenzo Di Cola/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Perseid meteor shower 2020 12 August 2020, Lower Saxony, Antendorf: Perseid meteors can be seen next to the Milky Way in the night sky. (Ole Spata/picture alliance via Getty Images)
Perseid meteor shower 2020 Perseids on Gran Sasso d'Italia (L'Aquila, Italy) on August 10, 2020. (Lorenzo Di Cola/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Perseid meteor shower 2020 12 August 2020, Lower Saxony, Antendorf: Perseid meteors can be seen next to the Milky Way in the night sky. (Ole Spata/picture alliance via Getty Images)
Social media lit up with images of the celestial phenomenon. Here are some of our favorites: