Perseid meteor shower lights up the sky around the world

A meteor crosses the night sky through the milky way, early August 12, 2018 in Pierre-Percee lake area, eastern France, during the annual Perseid meteor shower night.

A Perseid meteor streaks across the sky above the "Seven Magic Mountains" art installation early on August 13, 2018 near Jean, Nevada.

Two Perseid meteors are seen near the Andromeda Galaxy and the Milky Way over Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado in the early morning hours of August 12, 2018. The annual Perseid meteor shower is expected to peak in the early hours of August 13.

A picture taken late on August 12, 2018 shows meteors crossing the night sky past the Milky Way during the annual Perseid meteor show, in the mountain area of Tannourine in northern Lebanon.

Stars and the Milky Way are seen in the night sky over Lebanon late on August 12, 2018 in the mountain area of Tannourine, north of Beirut.

A meteor crosses the night sky and the milky way on early August 12, 2018 over Einsiedl, southern Germany, during the annual Perseid meteor shower.

Perseids meteors cross the night sky over a Catholic church in the village of Vowchyn, some 380 km southwest of Minsk, on August 12, 2018.

A meteor crosses the night sky on early August 12, 2018 behind the Sankt Coloman pilgrimage church in Fuessen, southwestern Germany, during the annual Perseid meteor shower.

In this 10-second exposure a meteor streaks across the sky near palm trees, early Monday during the Perseid meteor shower, Aug. 13, 2018, in Bal Harbour, Fla. The meteors are pieces of debris from the comet Swift-Tuttle.

A meteor crosses the sky during the annual Perseid meteor shower at the east dam of the High Island Reservoir in Hong Kong early on of August 13, 2018.

People wait to observe the annual Perseid meteor shower at the east dam of the High Island Reservoir in Hong Kong early on August 13, 2018.