Perseid Meteor Shower

A meteor is seen in the sky during the Perseid Meteor Shower in the Valley of Whales, in Fayoum, Egypt, Aug. 12, 2017. (H. Elrasam/VOA)

Dozens of star-gazers camp out in Egypt's Valley of Whales to observe the peak of the Perseid Meteor Shower, in Fayoum, Egypt, in the predawn hours of Aug. 12, 2017. (H. Elrasam/VOA)

A photographer sets up his camera hoping to document the universal phenomenon of the Perseid Meteor Shower, in the Valley of Whales, in Fayoum, Egypt, Aug. 12, 2017. (H. Elrasam/VOA)

Sunrise exposes ancient whale bones in the Valley of Whales, in Fayoum, Egypt, Aug. 12, 2017. (H. Elrasam/VOA)

Star-gazers leave the site from which they viewed the Perseid Meteor Shower in the Valley of Whales, in Fayoum, Egypt, Aug. 12, 2017. (H. Elrasam/VOA)