Perseid meteors meet mesmerizing star trails over Egypt's Western Desert
12-09-2026 14:00 via space.com

Perseid meteors meet mesmerizing star trails over Egypt's Western Desert

Astrophotographer Osama Fathi created this incredible view of Perseid meteors streaking through circling star trails above Egypt's Western Desert on Aug. 13-14, the night following the shower's peak under dark new-moon skies.Fathi imaged the star trails in 240 consecutive 25-second exposures, which captured the apparent motion of the stars in Earth's sky as they seemed to circle the celestial north pole and the North Star Polaris.The length of each trail reveals how far the stars appeared to mov
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