The Perseid meteor shower is always one of the best night air glasses of the year, and 2020 has been no exception.
This year Perseids come on the heels of a visit from Comet Neowise, one of the brightest space snowballs in decades. The annual shooting star show this year is also accompanied by five visible planets in August (Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn) and the random appearance of a SpaceX Starlink satellite train.
French photographer Yann Sainty stepped forward from the height of the Perseids and pointed a camera at the sky for more than six hours to make this remarkable time-lapse, which condenses the experience of staying late with the shower. Look closely for several striped meteors in the first 10 seconds.
2020 Perseid meteor shower photos shine brightly in a dark year
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Although the Perseids of 2020 are technically already peaking, there are still several nights of decent viewing left, especially as the moon shrinks and disappears into the night sky in the new week.
Check out this year’s viewing guide, and do not forget to share your best photos with me on Twitter @EricCMack.
