In photos: Perseid meteor shower

This long exposure picture shows a meteor crossing the night sky over the Post-Camaldolese monastery in the village of Wigry, Suwalki region, Poland, during the annual Perseids meteor shower, Aug. 12, 2024.

Meteors streak past stars in the night sky during the annual Perseid meteor shower above Santo Tome del Puerto, in Segovia, Spain, Aug. 12, 2024.

Meteors streak past stars in the night sky during the annual Perseid meteor shower above Santo Tome del Puerto, in Segovia, Spain, Aug. 12, 2024.

Meteors streak past stars in the night sky during the annual Perseid meteor shower above Santo Tome del Puerto, in Segovia, Spain, Aug. 12, 2024.

A view of the Milky Way during the annual Perseid meteor shower above Santo Tome del Puerto, in Segovia, Spain, Aug. 12, 2024.

Astronomers observe the northern skies during the Perseid meteor shower in Kozjak, North Macedonia, Aug. 12, 2024.

Two meteors streak past stars in the night during the annual Perseid meteor shower above Santo Tome del Puerto, in Segovia, Spain, Aug. 12, 2024.

In this photo taken with long shutter speed, a shooting star is seen during the Perseids meteor shower above the abandoned Church of John the Baptist near the Ivanovskoe village, northwest from Moscow, Russia, Aug. 11, 2024.

This photo shows the massive stone head sculptures at the archaeological site of Mount Nemrut in Adıyaman, southeastern Turkey, Aug. 11, 2024, the night of the Perseid meteor shower.