Perseid Meteor and Milky Way
Perseid meteor streaking just next to the central bulge of the Milky Way, as seen from a sunflower field, north of Tehran, Iran. The planet Mars is at left and Saturn is visible near the central bulge of the Milky Way, close to the Lagoon (M8) nebula. Captured on the night of Perseid meteor shower's maximum activity., Photo by AMIRREZA KAMKAR / SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY
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