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A Perseid meteor streaks across the sky above desert pine trees in the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area, Nevada. Ethan Miller/Getty Images
A Perseid meteor streaks across the sky above desert pine trees in the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area, Nevada.  (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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Stunning Images From the Perseid Meteor Shower

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Stunning Images From the Perseid Meteor Shower

Olivia Allen-Price
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So spectacular is this space debris -- often no larger than a grain of sand -- meeting its final and brilliant end after a 5-billion-year journey.

Early Thursday morning, many in the Bay Area turned their eyes to the sky to take in the annual Perseid meteor display. Though some reported cloudy conditions, some local stargazers enjoyed a good view, and others across the globe captured stunning images for all to enjoy.

Check out these images from the Perseid meteor shower from around the world.

A meteor cast over the San Francisco Bay Area sky from Harbor Point, Mill Valley.
A meteor cast over the San Francisco Bay Area sky from Harbor Point, Mill Valley. (Courtesy of Agnes Pyrchla)
[View the story "Perseid Meteor Shower 2015" on Storify]

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