The Glows of KilimanjaroWhile an electric-lighted line of mountain climbers snakes toward it, a meteor streaks over Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro in a photograph released Monday.Similar shows dazzled Northern Hemisphere stargazers Thursday night and early Friday as the Perseid meteor shower peaked and the moon waned, allowing shooting stars to shine brighter.(Perseid Pictures: Meteor Shower Dazzles Every August.)

Photograph by Kwan O. Chul, TWAN

Space Photos This Week: Meteor, Epic Iceberg, and More

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