Meteor Showers | Astronomy.com

A single bright meteor streaks diagonally across a dark, star-filled sky above a rugged hilltop town. The lights and stone buildings of the town cluster around a rocky ridge, with a soft, pink glow near the horizon. A crescent Moon is enveloped by scattered clouds, generating a bright, wispy halo.

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