Visitors look around a model of MBDA's Meteor, Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile, at the DSEI Japan defense show at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, east of Tokyo, Japan March 15, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon 

Hotel Meteor, part of Croatia’s largest tourist group Valamar Riviera is shown closed, as most hotels on the Croatian Adriatic coast were closed ahead of the winter season due to the rise in prices of energy and food, triggered by the war in Ukraine, in Makarska, Croatia, November 20,2022. REUTERS/Daria Sito-Sucic 

Hotel Meteor, part of Croatia’s largest tourist group Valamar Riviera is shown closed, as most hotels on the Croatian Adriatic coast were closed ahead of the winter season due to the rise in prices of energy and food, triggered by the war in Ukraine, in Makarska, Croatia, November 20,2022. REUTERS/Daria Sito-Sucic 

Hotel Meteor, part of Croatia’s largest tourist group Valamar Riviera is shown closed, as most hotels on the Croatian Adriatic coast were closed ahead of the winter season due to the rise in prices of energy and food, triggered by the war in Ukraine, in Makarska, Croatia, November 20,2022. REUTERS/Daria Sito-Sucic 

A plane and meteors streak across the night sky above Keselo fortress located on a mountain in the village of Omalo in the Kakheti region, Georgia, August 13, 2022, in this composite image of 3 separate photographs. REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze 

A meteor dashes above Lastavica mountain during the Perseid meteor shower in Radinovici village, Bosnia and Herzegovina August 12, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration 

A meteor dashes above Lastavica mountain during the Perseid meteor shower in Radinovici village, Bosnia and Herzegovina August 12, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration 

A meteor dashes above Lastavica mountain during the Perseid meteor shower in Radinovici village, Bosnia and Herzegovina August 12, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration 

A meteor dashes above Lastavica mountain during the Perseid meteor shower in Radinovici village, Bosnia and Herzegovina August 12, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration 

A meteor dashes above Lastavica mountain during the Perseid meteor shower in Radinovici village, Bosnia and Herzegovina August 12, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration 

An artist paints a meteor representing BTG Pactual Bank during a protest against the bank, which does business with companies that explore fossil fuels in Amazon region, in front of the bank’s building, in Sao Paulo, Brazil November 5, 2021. REUTERS/Carla Carniel 

A meteor is photographed near the Milky Way during the annual Perseid meteor shower in Pico de las Nieves, on the island of Gran Canaria, Spain, August 13, 2021. REUTERS/Borja Suarez 

A meteor is photographed near the Milky Way during the annual Perseid meteor shower in Pico de las Nieves, on the island of Gran Canaria, Spain, August 13, 2021. REUTERS/Borja Suarez 

A meteor is photographed near the Milky Way during the annual Perseid meteor shower in Pico de las Nieves, on the island of Gran Canaria, Spain, August 13, 2021. REUTERS/Borja Suarez 

Meteors streak past stars in the night sky above the Battle of Didgori memorial complex during the annual Perseid meteor shower at Didgori, Georgia, August 13, 2021 in this composite image of 4 separate photographs. REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A meteor streaks past stars in the night sky during the annual Perseid meteor shower at the Negev Desert in southern Israel, August 13, 2021. REUTERS/Amir Cohen 

A meteor streaks past stars in the night sky during the annual Perseid meteor shower at the Negev Desert in southern Israel, August 13, 2021. REUTERS/Amir Cohen TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A meteor streaks past stars in the night sky during the annual Perseid meteor shower at the Negev Desert in southern Israel, August 13, 2021. REUTERS/Amir Cohen 

A long exposure shot shows stars and meteors over the columns in the ancient city of Stobi, near Stip, North Macedonia August 12, 2021. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A long exposure shot shows stars and meteors over the columns in the ancient city of Stobi near Stip, North Macedonia August 12, 2021. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski 

A man observes the sky for meteors over the columns on a long exposure shot at the ancient city of Stobi near Stip, North Macedonia August 12, 2021. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski 

Tous les ans entre mi-juillet et fin-août, l’orbite de la Terre rencontre les Perséides, un essaim d’étoiles filantes fruit de débris rocheux laissés par la comète Swift-Tuttle. 

The graph shows the area of the sky to view the meteor shower and the orbit of Comet Swift-Tuttle. Every year, the earth orbits close to the Perseid cloud causing a meteor shower. The rain lasts about a week and this year it will peak on August 12. 

A meteor dashes above Tvrtkovac mountain during the Perseid meteor shower seen from Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, August 8, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A meteor dashes above Tvrtkovac mountain during the Perseid meteor shower seen from Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, August 8, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic 

A meteor dashes above Tvrtkovac mountain during the Perseid meteor shower seen from Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, August 8, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic 

People sit atop an old train carriage at night as they watch the annual Perseid meteor shower near the Israel-Egypt border in Ezuz, southern Israel August 12, 2020. Picture taken August 12, 2020. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
 

People sit atop an old train carriage as they watch the annual Perseid meteor shower near the Israel-Egypt border in Ezuz, southern Israel August 12, 2020. Picture taken August 12, 2020. REUTERS/Amir Cohen 

A meteor streaks past stars in the night sky during the annual Perseid meteor shower near the Israel-Egypt border in Ezuz, southern Israel August 12, 2020. Picture taken August 12, 2020. REUTERS/Amir Cohen 

A meteor streaks past stars in the night sky above the Necropolis on Smrike for the victims of Fascism during the Perseid meteor shower in Novi Travnik, Bosnia and Herzegovina, August 12, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic 

A meteor streaks past stars in the night sky above the Necropolis on Smrike for the victims of Fascism during the Perseid meteor shower in Novi Travnik, Bosnia and Herzegovina, August 12, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic 

A meteor streaks past stars in the night sky above the Necropolis on Smrike for the victims of Fascism during the Perseid meteor shower in Novi Travnik, Bosnia and Herzegovina, early August 13, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic 

A meteor streaks past stars in the night sky above the Necropolis on Smrike for the victims of Fascism during the Perseid meteor shower in Novi Travnik, Bosnia and Herzegovina, early August 13, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic 

A meteor streaks past stars in the night sky above the Necropolis on Smrike for the victims of Fascism during the Perseid meteor shower in Novi Travnik, Bosnia and Herzegovina, early August 13, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic 

A meteor streaks past stars in the night sky above the Necropolis on Smrike for the victims of Fascism during the Perseid meteor shower in Novi Travnik, Bosnia and Herzegovina, August 13, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic 

A meteor streaks past stars in the night sky above medieval tombstones during the Perseid meteor shower in Radimlja near Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina, August 12, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic 

A meteor streaks past stars in the night sky above medieval tombstones during the Perseid meteor shower in Radimlja near Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina, August 12, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A meteor streaks past stars in the night sky above medieval tombstones during the Perseid meteor shower in Radimlja, near Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina, August 12, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic 

A meteor streaks past stars in the night sky above a tree during the Perseid meteor shower in Radimlja, near Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina, August 12, 2012. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic 

The Comet C/2020 or "Neowise" and a meteor are seen from Dwejra, outside the village of San Lawrenz on the island of Gozo, Malta July 22, 2020. Picture taken July 22, 2020. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi 

The Comet C/2020 or "Neowise" and several meteors are seen from Dwejra, outside the village of San Lawrenz on the island of Gozo, Malta July 22, 2020. Picture taken July 22, 2020. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi 

The Comet C/2020 or "Neowise" and a meteor are seen behind Ghajn Tuffieha Tower, a 17th century coastal fortification, at Ghajn Tuffieha Bay, Malta July 20, 2020. Picture taken July 20, 2020. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A meteorite is seen during the Lyrid Meteor Shower next to the Memorial to the Cavalier and Horse Guards at the Borodino field outside Mozhaysk, Moscow region April 22, 2020. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

A meteorite is seen during the Lyrid Meteor Shower next to the Memorial to the Cavalier and Horse Guards at the Borodino field outside Mozhaysk, Moscow region April 22, 2020. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

A meteorite is seen during the Lyrid Meteor Shower next to the Memorial to the Cavalier and Horse Guards at the Borodino field outside Mozhaysk, Moscow region April 22, 2020. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

A meteorite is seen during the Lyrid Meteor Shower in Nettleden, Hertfordshire, Britain, April 22, 2020. REUTERS/Matthew Childs 

A meteorite is seen next to the Pitstone Windmill during the Lyrid Meteor Shower in Pitstone, Buckinghamshire, Britain, April 22, 2020. REUTERS/Matthew Childs TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Meteorites are seen next to the Pitstone Windmill during the Lyrid Meteor Shower in Pitstone, Buckinghamshire, Britain, April 22, 2020. REUTERS/Matthew Childs 

Stars are seen in the night sky during the Lyrid Meteor Shower over the ruins of Saint Trinity church in Leningrad Region, Russia April 22, 2020. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov 

The Gateshead Angel sculpture is pictured during the Lyrid Meteor Shower over Gateshead, Britain, April 22, 2020. REUTERS/Lee Smith 

A view of the night sky during the Lyrid Meteor Shower over Upper Weald, outside Milton Keynes, Britain, April 22, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Boyers 

A plane is seen through trees during the Lyrid Meteor Shower over Upper Weald, outside Milton Keynes, Britain, April 22, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Boyers 

The Gateshead Angel sculpture is pictured during the Lyrid Meteor Shower over Gateshead, Britain, April 22, 2020. REUTERS/Lee Smith 

The Gateshead Angel sculpture is pictured ahead of the Lyrid Meteor Shower over Gateshead, Britain, April 22, 2020. REUTERS/Lee Smith 

The Gateshead Angel sculpture is pictured ahead of the Lyrid Meteor Shower over Gateshead, Britain, April 22, 2020. REUTERS/Lee Smith 

A meteor of the Orionid Meteor Shower, created by remnants of Halley's Comet which pass through the earth's atmosphere, streak through the night sky above the San Rafael Swell outside Green River, Utah, U.S., October 23, 2019. REUTERS/George Frey TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

The Moon rises, as a meteor of the Orionid Meteor Shower, created by remnants of Halley's Comet which pass through the earth's atmosphere, streak through the night sky above the San Rafael Swell outside Green River, Utah, U.S. October 23, 2019. REUTERS/George Frey