Summer meteor shower

GOTEMBA, Japan - Photo with 30-second exposure taken at 0:34 a.m. on Aug. 13, 2012, shows a shooting star (upper C) of Perseid Meteor Shower as seen from the foot of Mt. Fuji in the city of Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture.

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