The Leonid meteor shower peaked late Thursday and early Friday, according to the American Meteor Society.
Skygazers have been flocking to social media to share their photos of possible meteor sightings with the hashtags #leonid, #leonids, #leonidmeteorshower and #meteor. Here are some of our favorites:
Leonid meteor shower reaches peak
1. Asheville, North Carolina
Photo by @ashevillepictures, Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/p/ClFdsIgrsn0/
2. Canada
Photo by @thesuttillartphotography, Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/p/ClGDeMXu2ly/
3. Beechmont, Queensland, Australia
Photo by @tomchapmanphoto, Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/p/ClGBfpeyn_u/
4. Tasmania, Australia
Photo by @qin_photography, Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/p/ClFs6nSLiik/
5. Finland
Photo by @jankhapankha, Instagram
