See the dazzling photos from this year’s Perseid meteor shower

The Perseids, composed of debris left behind by the passing of Comet Swift-Tuttle, peaked this week. A favorite of many, the meteor shower lights up the sky as Earth passes through the debris left behind by the comet burning it up in the atmosphere. Here are some of the most dazzling photos from this year's peak all over the world.

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