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Leonids in Connecticut

Leo Coppeta of New Haven watches as several meteors stream by in the early morning sky at Hammonasset State Park. The Leonid meteor shower is caused by the Earth passing through the debris trail of Comet 55p/Temple-Tuttle.

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Perseids in Montana

Stars swirl in the sky as a Perseid meteor streaks through the sky at upper left. The photo was taken from the summit of Big Mountain near Whitefish, Mont., using a 75-minute exposure.

Leonid Meteor Shower 1966

This Leonid fireball blazed across the sky above Wrightwood, Calif., during the meteor storm of 1966. The Leonids occur every year on or about Nov. 18.

Meteors Over Mount Fuji

Leonid meteors streak across the sky over snow-capped Mount Fuji, Japan's highest mountain, early Nov. 19, 2001, in this seven-minute exposure photo.

Leonids in Jordan

This 1999 photo shows a Leonid meteor storm over the Azrak Desert, east of Amman, Jordan. The storm packed up to 1,500 meteors per hour.

Leonids in Massachusetts

A meteor leaves a green streak in the New England sky during the Leonid meteor shower. The Leonids are caused by a stream of minute dust particles trailing behind Comet Tempel-Tuttle.

Perseids in Florida

A Perseid meteor streaks toward clouds on the horizon in this 30-second exposure photograph taken in August 2002 in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

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