Astrophotos: 2014 Perseid Meteor Shower

By Nancy Atkinson - August 16, 2014 01:34 PM UTC | Planetary Science

"The sum total of 2 1/2 hours worth of images - one meteor!" lamented photographer Roger Hutchinson (see his image below).

A bright Moon is not conducive seeing and capturing meteors on camera, but some astrophotographers persevered and managed to get some photos of this year's Perseid Meteor Shower. Enjoy the views from photographers who submitted photos to Universe Today via our Flickr group and on Twitter:

The sum total of 2 1/2 hours worth of images - one meteor.

@Nancy_A Hi Nancy. Here's my Perseid image. pic.twitter.com/cg7G6Vt6e4— Stephen Cheatley BFC (@Stephencheatley) August 14, 2014

Faint but several RT @VirtualAstro Did you get get any pics of the #perseids? @Nancy_A wants some for @universetoday pic.twitter.com/KHWfo2brf6— Woody Carr (@WoodyCarr) August 13, 2014

Above is one image from John Maclean of the UK's Meteor Network, who sent us several image. You can see a collection of the best images from the UK's Meteor Observation Network here.

Here's a compilation of meteors from NASA's Meteor Network seen from August 12-13, 2014.

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Nancy Atkinson

Nancy Atkinson

Nancy Atkinson is a space journalist and author with a passion for telling the stories of people involved in space exploration and astronomy. She is currently retired from daily writing, but worked at Universe Today for 20 years as a writer and editor. She also contributed articles to The Planetary Society, Ad Astra (National Space Society), New Scientist and many other online outlets.

Her 2019 book, "Eight Years to the Moon: The History of the Apollo Missions,” shares the untold stories of engineers and scientists who worked behind the scenes to make the Apollo program so successful, despite the daunting odds against it. Her first book “Incredible Stories From Space: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Missions Changing Our View of the Cosmos” (2016) tells the stories of 37 scientists and engineers that work on several current NASA robotic missions to explore the solar system and beyond.

Nancy is also a NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador, and through this program, she has the opportunity to share her passion of space and astronomy with children and adults through presentations and programs. Nancy's personal website is nancyatkinson.com