Perseid Meteor Shower 2021: 10 stunning photos captured by skygazers
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By Michelle Ewing, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
The annual Perseid meteor shower peaked overnight, offering stunning light displays in the night sky.
Photos: 2021 Perseid meteor shower lights up the night sky Meteors along the Milky Way in the sky on August 5, 2021, in Porma Lake, Leon, Spain. Perseids can be seen between the days of July 17 to August 24 of each year. The most optimal day is August 11. (Samuel de Roman/Getty Images)
Photos: 2021 Perseid meteor shower lights up the night sky Meteors along the Milky Way in the sky on August 5, 2021, in Porma Lake, Leon, Spain. Perseids can be seen between the days of July 17 to August 24 of each year. The most optimal day is August 11. (Samuel de Roman/Getty Images)
Photos: 2021 Perseid meteor shower lights up the night sky A view of the Milky Way galaxy at nigh on August 5, 2021, in Porma Lake, Leon, Spain. Perseids can be seen between the days of July 17 to August 24 of each year. The most optimal day is August 11. (Samuel de Roman/Getty Images)
Photos: 2021 Perseid meteor shower lights up the night sky Meteors along the Milky Way in the sky on August 5, 2021, in Porma Lake, Leon, Spain. Perseids can be seen between the days of July 17 to August 24 of each year. The most optimal day is August 11. (Samuel de Roman/Getty Images)
Photos: 2021 Perseid meteor shower lights up the night sky Meteors along the Milky Way en the sky on August 5, 2021, in Porma Lake, Leon, Spain. Perseids can be seen between the days of July 17 to August 24 of each year. The most optimal day is August 11. (Samuel de Roman/Getty Images)
Photos: 2021 Perseid meteor shower lights up the night sky In this 30-second camera exposure, a meteor streaks across the sky during the annual Perseid meteor shower, Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021, in Spruce Knob, West Virginia. (Bill Ingalls/NASA via AP)
Photos: 2021 Perseid meteor shower lights up the night sky In this 30-second camera exposure, a meteor streaks across the sky during the annual Perseid meteor shower, Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021, in Spruce Knob, West Virginia. (Bill Ingalls/NASA via AP)
Social media users are sharing their photos with the hashtag #perseids. Here are some of our favorites: