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Shooting stars visible across the UK in annual Perseid meteor shower

Perseid United Kingdom Ed Bloomer Earth Sun

A composite image made from 726 photographs taken over three hours from midnight showing the rotation of the earth around Polaris, the North Star, in the night sky over Ashton Windmill, Somerset (Ben Birchall/PA) - (PA Archive)

Stargazers across the UK caught sight of shooting stars in the early hours of Wednesday as the Perseid meteor shower hit its annual peak.

Every summer, the Earth slams into a trail of debris from the Swift-Tuttle comet that also orbits the Sun.

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