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One is reflected in the water below.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/apod\/apod\/2026\/august\/PerseidsAPOD_P-MHeden.jpg?w=1073&#038;h=1500&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1073w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/apod\/apod\/2026\/august\/PerseidsAPOD_P-MHeden.jpg?w=215&#038;h=301&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 215w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/apod\/apod\/2026\/august\/PerseidsAPOD_P-MHeden.jpg?w=768&#038;h=1074&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/apod\/apod\/2026\/august\/PerseidsAPOD_P-MHeden.jpg?w=733&#038;h=1025&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 733w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/apod\/apod\/2026\/august\/PerseidsAPOD_P-MHeden.jpg?w=286&#038;h=400&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 286w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/apod\/apod\/2026\/august\/PerseidsAPOD_P-MHeden.jpg?w=429&#038;h=600&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 429w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/apod\/apod\/2026\/august\/PerseidsAPOD_P-MHeden.jpg?w=644&#038;h=900&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 644w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/apod\/apod\/2026\/august\/PerseidsAPOD_P-MHeden.jpg?w=858&#038;h=1199&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 858w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1073px) 100vw, 1073px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1 class=\"display-48 margin-top-0 margin-bottom-3\">Bright Perseids from Sweden<\/h1>\n<div class=\"grid-row media-detail-hero__content-row\">\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\">\n<p class=\"p-md margin-0 media-detail-hero__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Known for its bright and fast meteors, the annual <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/solar-system\/meteors-meteorites\/perseids\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Perseid Meteor Shower<\/a> comes to <a href=\"https:\/\/apod.nasa.gov\/apod\/fap\/ap260812.html\" rel=\"noopener\">planet Earth\u2019s skies<\/a> from a radiant in the heroic constellation Perseus. The popular northern summer celestial spectacle is created as grains of dust cast off <a href=\"https:\/\/apod.nasa.gov\/apod\/fap\/ap260717.html\" rel=\"noopener\">along the orbit<\/a> of periodic comet 109P\/Swift-Tuttle <a href=\"https:\/\/apod.nasa.gov\/apod\/fap\/ap260803.html\" rel=\"noopener\">vaporize<\/a> in Earth\u2019s dense atmosphere, tracing brief, but beautiful <a href=\"https:\/\/apod.nasa.gov\/apod\/fap\/ap180908.html\" rel=\"noopener\">streaks through the night<\/a>. Taken near the shower\u2019s peak of activity on August 12, this composite image recorded two bright perseid meteors and one meteor\u2019s watery reflection from a location near the coastal village of Grisslehamn, Sweden. Almost as bright as Altair, brightest star on the scene, the meteors appear along with the faint, diffuse background of the Milky Way. This year, the shower\u2019s peak activity coincided with a New Moon, so perseid meteor flashes were undiminished by <a href=\"https:\/\/apod.nasa.gov\/apod\/fap\/ap220818.html\" rel=\"noopener\">bright moonlight<\/a>. And for many skywatchers, this night of bright perseid meteors followed <a href=\"https:\/\/apod.nasa.gov\/apod\/fap\/ap260813.html\" rel=\"noopener\">their viewing<\/a> of the silhouette of the New Moon in a much anticipated <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/eclipses\/future-eclipses\/total-solar-eclipse-on-august-12-2026\/\" rel=\"noopener\">solar eclipse<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Growing Gallery: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/media\/set\/?set=a.1048378671224043&#038;type=3\" rel=\"noopener\">Solar Eclipse of 2026 August 12<\/a><br \/><strong>Tomorrow\u2019s picture: <\/strong>Milky Way over Yellowstone\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"display-none desktop:display-block desktop:grid-col-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-5 margin-top-3 desktop:margin-top-0\">\n<table class=\"media-detail-hero__meta-table width-full\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"media-detail-hero__meta-row\">\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"label padding-y-1\">Date<\/th>\n<td class=\"p-sm padding-y-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAugust 15, 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"media-detail-hero__meta-row\">\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"label padding-y-1\">Credit &#038; Copyright:<\/th>\n<td class=\"p-sm padding-y-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tP-M Hed\u00e9n (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clearskies.se\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Clear Skies<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twanight.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\">TWAN<\/a>)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"media-detail-hero__meta-row\">\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"label padding-y-1\">Authors &#038; editors:<\/th>\n<td class=\"p-sm padding-y-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJerry Bonnell, Cecilia Chirenti, Robert Nemiroff, Keighley Rockcliffe\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"media-detail-hero__meta-row\">\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"label padding-y-1\">A service of:<\/th>\n<td class=\"p-sm padding-y-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/astrophysics\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">ASD<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">NASA<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers\/goddard\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">GSFC<\/a>,<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/learn\/about-science-activation\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">NASA Science Activation<\/a> &#038; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtu.edu\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">Michigan Tech. 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