Perseid meteor shower 2018: 8 stunning photos of nature's light show

The Perseid meteor shower, which occurs every August due to debris left behind from Comet Swift-Tuttle, is peaking this weekend, offering stunning light displays in the night sky.

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According to Space.com, the shower peaks overnight Aug. 11-12 and again Aug. 12-13. The latter show may be slightly better, NASA meteor expert Bill Cooke told Space.com.

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Social media is lighting up with images of the celestial phenomenon. Here are some of our favorites:

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1. Cypress Hills, Saskatchewan

The Perseid meteor shower over the Saskatchewan Summer Star Party last night, Aug 10, in the Cypress Hills. This is a composite of 9 images with meteors layered onto a base image of the sky with the aurora which appeared briefly. @Saskatchewan @CHdestinationA pic.twitter.com/zKq6kbayXF
— Alan Dyer (@amazingskyguy) August 11, 2018

2. Firth of Lorn, Scotland

Heading west on the Gallanch Road along the Firth of Lorn, just outside #oban lots of #Perseid #meteorshower & Saturn shinning bright just above the horizon💫🦄🏴𠁧𠁢𠁳𠁣𠁴𠁿 @VirtualAstro #loveoban #myargyll #StormHour #MilkyWay #ScottishHighlands #darksky #Saturn #scotland pic.twitter.com/uiv7p5n021
— Nick (@EdgingtonNick) August 9, 2018

3. Loch Etive, Scotland

Standing at the edge of Loch Etive & I can see the Milky Way, Mars, Saturn, Pluto & a photobombing Perseid! What a perfect sky 👌🏻💫🦄🏴𠁧𠁢𠁳𠁣𠁴𠁿 ⁦@ProfBrianCox⁩ #stormhour #loveoban #myargyll #scotland #MilkyWay #mars #saturn #pluto #perseid #Perseids2018 pic.twitter.com/b41O6FzHYb
— Nick (@EdgingtonNick) August 11, 2018

4. Lac d'Ilay, France

5. Jura Mountains, France

6. Oxford Island, Northern Ireland

The annual Perseid meteor shower peaks this weekend, and with clear skies last night, I headed to Oxford Island, Lurgan. A few hours from dawn and activity started to pick up, with meteors from all directions.#Perseids #Perseids2018 @AstronomyIRL @NiSiFilters @earthskyscience pic.twitter.com/Gs73A1EJA7
— Johnny Baird (@JohnnyBaird7) August 11, 2018

7. Independence Pass, Colorado

Perseid meteor shower over Independence Pass last night. HD @ https://t.co/TI3ZgFPVTt pic.twitter.com/8aqWUJSTyZ
— Lansiar (@lansiar) August 11, 2018

8. Virginia

Stayed up looking for shooting stars. I only saw a few but I'm never disappointed by the Milky Way #perseid #perseidmeteorshower #astrophotography https://t.co/jlz3RDsUf3 pic.twitter.com/EbOiHyGIgy
— Wm Walker Co (@WmWalkerCo) August 11, 2018

– Fiza Pirani of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution contributed to this report.

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