Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. But in addition to the stars that compose his sword , Orion appears to have added some sort of futuristic light-saber, possibly in an attempt to finally track down Taurus the Bull . Actually, the bright streak is a meteor from the Perseid Meteor Shower , a shower that put on an impressive display last Tuesday morning, when this photograph was taken. This meteor was likely a small icy pebble shed years ago from Comet Swift-Tuttle that evaporated as it entered Earth's atmosphere .
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