Astronaut Captures Perseid Meteor Shower From His Perch on the ISS

Perseid Meteor Shower, From Space Click here to get a bigger view of this amazing image. Ron Garan It was tricky to shoot the Perseid Meteor Shower this weekend, even with our sister site Pop Photo's eternally helpful guide, due to the the bright moon (and excessive rain here in the Northeast). But those aren't such big problems when you're shooting not from down on Earth, but from the International Space Station, as astronaut Ron Garan did. Views of meteor showers: yet another reason to be jealous of astronauts.

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