The LIC1 camera of the Canary Long-Baseline Observatory (CILBO) on Tenerife captured the peak of the 2020 Perseid meteor shower on 11 August. The image-intensified (night vision) video camera, operated by ESA’s Meteor Research Group, captured 61 meteors, 45 of which were classified as Perseids 👉 http://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Perseid_showers_captured_by_ESA_s_meteor_camera | ESA - European Space Agency

79K views · 1.2K reactions | The Perseid meteor shower is here – but this year, so is a nearly full Moon  Here's how you can still enjoy the show, which peaks tonight: go.nasa.gov/4mDfIif | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory | Facebook