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Meteor Showers!!!

Seeing one shooting star on a clear night is amazing but imagine seeing a whole bunch of them in quick succession and over the course of hours! Meteor showers are actually predictable, annual phenomena that even seasoned astronomers get excited about. Mainly just specks of dust, meteors are visible because of the high speeds with which they are thrown at the Earth. On the eve of the annual Perseid meteor shower, we bring you some amazing pictures of meteor showers past...

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10 Incredible Images of Meteor Showers

When you wish upon a star, you may not be wishing on what you think you are. The reason: shooting stars are of course not stars at all but meteors, the streaks of light we see etched in the sky when the space rocks known as meteoroids burn up as they hit the Earth's atmosphere. When a number of meteors appear to radiate from one point in the sky, we are treated to the celestial event known as meteor showers – but forget your umbrella; break out your telescope!

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