Photo: Perseids rains stars over planet

Published 10:26 am Wednesday, August 13, 2014

A meteor, upper lefthand corner, from the annual Perseids Meteor Shower falls over windtowers west of Grand Meadow early Wednesday morning. The annual shower peaked Tuesday night into Wednesday morning though it competed with a bright, full moon that lit the night sky.  Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com

A meteor, upper lefthand corner, from the annual Perseids Meteor Shower falls over windtowers west of Grand Meadow early Wednesday morning. The annual shower peaked Tuesday night into Wednesday morning though it competed with a bright, full moon that lit the night sky. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com

A meteor, upper lefthand corner, from the annual Perseids Meteor Shower falls over windtowers west of Grand Meadow early Wednesday morning. The annual shower peaked Tuesday night into Wednesday morning though it competed with a bright, full moon that lit the night sky.

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