ISS passes Overhead and a Meteor Flashes Through the Sky

UT reader Bryan Stewart sent us this great video, and wrote, “I was out on the 10th shooting video with my d7000 and 300mm lens of an ISS pass and got surprised by a Perseid meteor.”

Take a look!

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