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Gallery: 2013 Perseid meteor shower

The annual Perseid meteor shower put on quite a show in the heavens Sunday and Monday night.

The Perseid meteor shower happens every August when the Earth passes through debris from the comet Swift-Tuttle.

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The particles burn up as they slam into the Earth’s atmosphere—appearing as so-called shooting stars.

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