The annual Quadrantid meteor shower, which occurs from Dec. 27 to Jan. 10, peaked over the weekend, according to the American Meteor Society.
Skygazers have been flocking to social media to share their photos of possible meteor sightings. Here are some of our favorites:
1. Corpus Christi, Texas
Photo by JPQ Photography, Facebook
Posted by JPQ Photography on Sunday, January 3, 2021
2. Vero Beach, Florida
Photo by @photosbyjoecool, Instagram
3. Everglades National Park, Florida
Photo by @wexplorations, Instagram
4. Asheville, North Carolina
Photo by @ashevillepictures, Instagram
5. Montauk, New York
Photo by @elihugram, Instagram
6. Kvinnherad, Norway
Photo by @lars_martin_teigen, Instagram
7. Muie, Scotland
Photos by @cogie_s, Twitter
Muie 19.18 3/4th Jan with #Quadrantids and I wondering why there's such a bright horizon, when the graphs didn't show much @chunder10 pic.twitter.com/8Fk4mPpw5x
— Cogie's Aurora's (@cogie_s) January 4, 2021
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