Geminid Meteor Shower 2020: 8 stunning photos captured by skygazers
The annual Geminid meteor shower, which occurs from Dec. 4 to Dec. 17, peaked late Sunday and early Monday, according to the American Meteor Society.
A shooting star can be seen during the Geminid meteor shower in the starry sky above a tree Dec. 14, 2020, in Münsing, Bavaria, Germany.
A shooting star can be seen during the Geminid meteor shower in the starry sky above a tree Dec. 14, 2020, in Münsing, Bavaria, Germany.
A shooting star can be seen during the Geminid meteor shower in the starry sky above the alpine panorama with the Zugspitze on Dec. 14, 2020, in Münsing, Bavaria, Germany.
A shooting star can be seen during the Geminid meteor shower in the starry sky above the alpine panorama with the Zugspitze on Dec. 14, 2020, in Münsing, Bavaria, Germany.
A shooting star can be seen during the Geminid meteor shower in the starry sky Dec. 14, 2020, above the Kochelsee and the summit of the Herzogstand in Bavaria, Germany.
A shooting star can be seen during the Geminid meteor shower in the starry sky above the Kochelsee between the peaks of the Jochberg and the Herzogstand on Dec. 14, 2020, in Bavaria, Germany.
A shooting star of the Geminid meteor shower is pictured at Hejing County on December 13, 2020, in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China.
A shooting star can be seen during the Geminid meteor shower above state road 2062 on Dec. 14, 2020, in Kochel Am See, Bavaria, Germany.
A shooting star of the Geminid meteor shower is pictured at Hejing County on December 13, 2020, in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China.
A shooting star of the Geminid meteor shower is pictured at Hejing County on December 13, 2020, in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China.
Skygazers have been flocking to social media to share their photos of possible meteor sightings. Here are some of our favorites:
1. Cape Elizabeth, Maine
Photo by @northernpointphotography, Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/p/CIw_7q2nIm-/
2. Lakeland, Florida
Photo by @thefloridalocal, Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/p/CIxA3ibhGGz/
3. South Downs, Sussex, England
Photo by @jamie_fielding_photography, Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/p/CIv12Polnl2/
4. Amboy, California
Photo by @unearthedimagery, Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/p/CIw2UCOg8uO/
5. Thailand
Photo by @gowithgame, Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/p/CIwKOx1Dp0t/
6. Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina
Photo by @outlaw_indian_imaging, Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/p/CIwqLJIAfvd/
7. Dillsburg, Pennsylvania
Photo by @sambrandtphotos, Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/p/CIxJ4rxHnDC/
8. Loughborough, England
Photo by @ccchhhrrr__, Instagram
