This astronaut photograph, taken from the International Space Station while over China (approximately 400 kilometers to the northwest of Beijing), provides the unusual perspective of looking down on a meteor as it passes through the atmosphere. The image was taken on August 13, 2011, during the Perseid Meteor Shower that occurs every August.
Image Credit: NASA/Ron Garan
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=51754
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