People look to the skies worldwide to glimpse the Perseid meteor shower in August 2024.
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Perseid meteor showers and the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) are captured in Yosemite National Park of California, United States on Aug. 12, 2024.
![KHARKIV REGION, UKRAINE - AUGUST 11: Perseid meteor shower in frontline while members of the National Guard's 13 th Brigade 'Khartiia' carry out operation during the night and early morning in the northern Kharkiv region, Ukraine, employing 82 mm mortars and continue to conduct military operations on August 11, 2024. At times, soldiers must travel between locations by vehicle and take rest in shelters. (Photo by Gian Marco Benedetto/Anadolu via Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.nydailynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-2165855919.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&ssl=1)
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Perseid meteor shower in the frontline while members of the National Guard’s 13th Brigade ‘Khartiia’ carry out operations during the night and early morning in the northern Kharkiv region, Ukraine, employing 82 mm mortars and continue to conduct military operations on Aug. 11, 2024. At times, soldiers must travel between locations by vehicle and rest in shelters.
![Stars and shooting stars are pictured during the annual perseids meteor shower in Valens, Switzerland Monday, Aug. 12, 2024. (Gian Ehrenzeller/Keystone via AP)](https://i0.wp.com/www.nydailynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/AP24226243709599.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&ssl=1)
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Stars and shooting stars are pictured during the annual Perseids meteor shower in Valens, Switzerland on Monday, Aug. 12, 2024.
![TOPSHOT - This long exposure picture shows a meteor (C) streaking as a satellite crosses the night sky over the Post-Camaldolese monastery in the village of Wigry, Suwalki region, during the annual Perseids meteor shower early on August 12, 2024. (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP) (Photo by SERGEI GAPON/AFP via Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.nydailynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-2165908891.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&ssl=1)
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This long exposure picture shows a meteor (C) streaking as a satellite crosses the night sky over the Post-Camaldolese monastery in the village of Wigry, Suwalki region, during the annual Perseids meteor shower early on Aug. 12, 2024.
![This long exposure picture shows a trail of a group of SpaceX's Starlink satellites seen as the northern lights (aurora borealis) illuminate the sky above the field in the village of Wigry, Suwalki region, during the annual Perseids meteor shower early on August 12, 2024. (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP) (Photo by SERGEI GAPON/AFP via Getty Images)](https://i0.wp.com/www.nydailynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-2165910555.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&ssl=1)
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This long exposure picture shows a trail of a group of SpaceX’s Starlink satellites seen as the northern lights (aurora borealis) illuminate the sky above the field in the village of Wigry, Suwalki region, during the annual Perseids meteor shower early on Aug. 12, 2024.
![A meteor, upper right, is pictured among airplane and sattelite trails during the peak of the Perseid meteor shower in the sky above Allaman, Switzerland, late Monday, Aug. 12, 2024. (Valentin Flauraud/Keystone via AP)](https://i0.wp.com/www.nydailynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/AP24226252044114.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&ssl=1)
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A meteor, upper right, is pictured among airplane and satellite trails during the peak of the Perseid meteor shower in the sky above Allaman, Switzerland, late Monday, Aug. 12, 2024.