Perseids Meteor Shower from Santa Cruz Mountains

Perseids Meteor Shower from Santa Cruz Mountains
Night sky watcher Vaibhav Tripathi took this photo of a Perseid meteor from the Santa Cruz Mountains near Palo Alto, Calif. on August 12, 2012. (Image credit: Vaibhav Tripathi)

Night sky watcher Vaibhav Tripathi took this photo of a Perseid meteor from the Santa Cruz Mountains near Palo Alto, Calif. on August 12, 2012.

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