Observers around the world caught stunning views of the Perseid meteor shower overnight Friday (August 12) despite a brilliant full moon, which threatened to overshadow the annual summit of "shooting star" screen. The Perseid meteor shower is often the most dazzling meteor shower of the year, but a lucky moment to the peak of the show this year the light space rock in competition with the full August moon. However, the accounts of sky watchers suggest the Perseids not disappoint, despite the interference of the moon. In Woking, Surrey, England, and the photographer skywatcher Carolyne Jackson waited patiently in his backyard, camera in hand, a break in the clouds in place for a meteor.
