As the Perseid meteor shower reached its peak over northeastern China, streaks of light shimmered across the mirrors of Jilin's first solar thermal power station. What an amazing sight!
As the Perseid meteor shower reached its peak over NE China, streaks of light shimmered across the mirrors of Jilin’s first solar thermal power station. An amazing sight!
The Perseid meteor shower peaks tonight into tomorrow! For your best chance to see meteors: Find a dark location, let your eyes adjust, and look northeast towards the constellation Perseus.
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The Perseid meteor shower is one of the best celestial shows of the year.
Every August, this shooting star spectacle lights up the sky as Earth passes through a trail of debris left by Comet Swift-Tuttle.
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