Perseid meteor shower

Perseid meteor shower

Composite photo taken on the night of Aug. 12, 2025, into the early hours of the following day shows multiple shooting stars observed in the sky over Tomamae in Hokkaido, northern Japan, as the annual summer Perseid meteor shower peaks.

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