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A Perseid meteor flashes across the constellation Andromeda, August 12, 1997.

8-minute exposure taken in Florence Junction, AZ released by In this photo released by SkyandTelescope.com.

AP Photo/SkyandTelescope.com, Rick Scott and Joe Orman, Copyright © 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Copyright © 2007 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.