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Skygazers were treated to a spectacular display of celestial fireworks over the weekend as the Earth flew through a cloud of cometary dust.  The Perseid meteors , shed by comet Swift-Tuttle, stage their show every August and are among the brightest of all shooting stars .  But clear skies across much of the Northern hemisphere meant that the full show was visible to many.   Astronomers took to their telescopes and cameras to capture stunning stills and footage of the peak of the shower on Saturday night. PERSEID METEOR SHOWER  The Perseid meteor shower occurs each year between July 17 and 24 August, peaking between August 9 and 13. Although the peak has passed, they are still expected to be visible until next Sunday. Meteor showers occur when a comet comes close to the sun and produces debris - meteoroids - that spread around the comet's orbit. During the Perseid meteors , debris from Comet Swift-Tuttle bursts into the Earth's upper atmosphere at around 130,000 miles (210,0...

SKYGAZERS were treated to a spectacular display of celestial fireworks as the Earth flew through a cloud of cometary dust. The Perseid meteors , shed by comet Swift-Tuttle, stage their show every August and are among the brightest of all shooting stars. A clear sky on Saturday night into Sunday gave most parts of the UK an opportunity to spot the meteors, said Met Office forecaster Marco Petagna . He said: "There were some good cloud breaks , so many areas would have had a good chance to see them during the early hours. It would have been pretty good viewing ." Meteor shower seen in the Forest of Bowland. The meteor shower lit up the sky near Hawes in the Yorkshire Dales National Park . Streaking flashes of light were also pictured online in the sky above Co Waterford in Ireland, while Professor Richard Betts , from the Met Office Hadley Centre , tweeted late on Saturday night: "(East Devon, UK) 4 in space of 15 minutes, sadly clouding over now!" The meteors...

West Sussex early on Sunday" src="https://ichef-1.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/16A95/production/_97312829_brighton_reuters.jpg" width="976" height="549" /> Image copyright Reuters Image caption Meteors captured above the Jill Windmill in West Sussex early on Sunday The Perseid meteor shower has been seen over parts of the UK, giving stargazers the opportunity to spot scores of shooting stars in the sky. The shower was due to peak in the UK on Saturday night, in a display also visible in other parts of the world. Stargazers took to social media to say they had seen the display, in which 100 meteors had been expected an hour. The Perseid meteor shower occurs every July and August as the Earth passes debris from the Swift-Tuttle comet. Image copyright @KeithTrueman Image caption BBC News website reader Keith Trueman captured the meteor shower against the background of the Milky Way on Exmoor Image copyright Bob Girling Image caption Bob Girli...