Meteor showers

The radiant is the point from which a meteor shower appears to originate, as seen from Earth. Credit: Pete Lawrence

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A Quadrantid meteor appears in the night sky along with the Milky Way and the Aurora over Banff National Park, Canada, 3 January 2009. Credit: Stocktrek Images / Getty Images

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A Geminid meteor streaks across the night sky over Saltburn-by-the-Sea, UK, 14 December 2018. Credit: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images.

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The Leonid meteor shower as seen from Lampang Thailand. Credit: NirutiStock / Getty Images

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Draconid Meteor Shower. Credit: Robin Lee / Getty Images

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An Orionid meteor appears over Nantucket, US. Credit: J. Greg Hinson, MD, www.ackdoc.com / Getty Images

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The source material of the Aurigid meteor shower comes from comet Kiess (C/1911 N1). Credit: Pete Lawrence

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Stargazers observe the Perseid meteor shower over the Saskatchewan Summer Star Party, Canada, 10 August 2018. Credit: VW Pics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

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The Milky Way and an Eta Aquariid meteor, Park City, Utah, USA. Credit: Nam Do / 500px / Getty Images

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Lyrid meteor seen above Schermbeck, Germany. Credit: Mario Hommes/DeFodi Images via Getty Images

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Leave your telescope and binoculars at home. Meteor showers are best spotted with the naked eye. Credit: Isa Terli/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

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Best equipment, cameras and mounts for photographing meteor showers. Credit: Pedro Díaz Molins / Getty Images

Astrophotography

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A composite image showing multiple Perseid meteors over Big Bend National park, 14 August 2016. Credit: Jason Weingart / Barcroft Media via Getty Images / Barcroft Media via Getty Images

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Michael Rosinski captured a Perseid display near his home in Michigan, USA, last year. This image was taken with a Canon EOS 70D DSLR camera and 11-16mm lens. Credit: M. Rosinski

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