The Draconid meteor shower peaked Tuesday evening, offering a stunning light display for skygazers.
Social media lit up with images of the celestial phenomenon. Here are some of our favorites:
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1. Brigg, England
Photo by @calvintaylorleephotographer, Instagram
2. Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec
Photo by @zichu_chen, Instagram
3. Bucharest, Romania
Photo by @iustintoma, Instagram
4. Mount Jefferson, Oregon
Photo by @tom_fenske, Instagram
5. Colorado
Photos by @CameraTrapSue, Twitter
Had the Olympus epl5 out last night for the Draconid meteor shower which peaks tonight. One meteor out of 1300 photos. Second photo: composite of 1300 photos each 15sec F4 50mm lens. pic.twitter.com/P4XCijQKi6
— sue (@CameraTrapSue) October 8, 2019
6. Whitehouse, Texas
Photo by @_chadbr0wn_, Instagram
7. Great Rollright, England
Photo by @mjdavies_87, Twitter
A faint #Draconid meteor over the Rollright Stones, 8th October 2019. My first ever photo of a meteor! pic.twitter.com/zst88ozxpm
— Martin Davies (@mjdavies_87) October 8, 2019
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