The best photos from the 2018 Perseids meteor shower
Stunning images from the brightest meteor shower ever.
![Meteor shower from Pierre-Percee lake area](https://www.popphoto.com/uploads/2019/01/17/4F6LMP74XV6V6KD5XGQFF6S2NA.jpg?auto=webp&width=785&height=523.595)
The annual Perseids meteor shower reached its peak over the weekend providing stargazers and astro photographers with a spectacular show. Thanks to the waxing crescent moon, dark skies created ideal conditions for meteor viewing and shooting.
During today’s early morning hours observers could see approximately 60-70 meteors per hour. Unlike the eclipse earlier this year, the spectacular show was visible on both sides of the equator. The dark skies made this year’s shower one of the brightest ever.
The star show will continue through August 24, although the number of visible shooting stars will diminish. You don’t need a telescope to see the showers, but you should try to head somewhere rural with minimal light pollution for ideal viewing and shooting conditions. The next large meteor shower is the Orionids, which is expected to peak on October 21.
Here are some of our favorite images captured over the weekend during this celestial event.
![The Annual Perseid Meteor Shower From Bryce Canyon National Park](https://www.popphoto.com/uploads/2019/01/17/4CC4ODBELVOIFSOAAKEWBIVUJA.jpg?auto=webp&optimize=high&width=100)
Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
![Spruce Knob, West Virginia](https://www.popphoto.com/uploads/2019/01/17/UOUB4AVCA3LOAXJD6YEU7OVULA.jpg?auto=webp&optimize=high&width=100)
Spruce Knob, West Virginia
![Meteor shower from Pierre-Percee lake area](https://www.popphoto.com/uploads/2019/01/17/4F6LMP74XV6V6KD5XGQFF6S2NA.jpg?auto=webp&optimize=high&width=100)
Pierre-Percee, France
![A shooting star appears next to the Milky Way in the sky above Walchensee.](https://www.popphoto.com/uploads/2019/01/17/2FWOBODX5AL2FUNA3E4OCVMX3I.jpg?auto=webp&optimize=high&width=100)
Einsiedl, Germany
![Perseid meteor shower](https://www.popphoto.com/uploads/2019/01/17/S262U2LWVDZ4LGRVHGXNJHUL3I.jpg?auto=webp&optimize=high&width=100)
Fussen, Germany
![Perseid meteor shower at the east dam of the High Island Reservoir in Hong Kong](https://www.popphoto.com/uploads/2019/01/17/4WRQJABLDEDZXRFVFZYU62GB2Q.jpg?auto=webp&optimize=high&width=100)
Hong Kong, China
![Perseid meteors streaks across the sky](https://www.popphoto.com/uploads/2019/01/17/E7UMJY7IU5DJED4IP4U2PVTQOA.jpg?auto=webp&optimize=high&width=100)
Inegol, Turkey
![2018 Perseid meteor shower](https://www.popphoto.com/uploads/2019/01/17/5RSH4F2FIG7TPX5H3QPCP4BA6Y.jpg?auto=webp&optimize=high&width=100)
Crimea
![Perseids meteors cross the night sky over a stork sitting in its nest](https://www.popphoto.com/uploads/2019/01/17/CGRNS3LE6JEFSHY7IQUXZFW3CM.jpg?auto=webp&optimize=high&width=100)
Yatskovichy, Belarus
![Meteors crossing the night sky past the Milky Way](https://www.popphoto.com/uploads/2019/01/17/PFE6Y2LDESYJR3LBONUHM5GI34.jpg?auto=webp&optimize=high&width=100)
Tannourine, Lebanon
![Seven Magic Mountains art installation during Perseid Meteor Shower](https://www.popphoto.com/uploads/2019/01/17/I2U3A5N2PRNBBIRELXH76WRPGE.jpg?auto=webp&optimize=high&width=100)
Jean, Nevada