The Southern Taurid meteor shower peaked over the weekend, offering stunning light displays in the night sky, according to the American Meteor Society.
Skygazers have been flocking to social media to share their photos of possible meteor sightings with the hashtags #Taurids or #Taurid. Here are some of our favorites:
1. @sea_feverish, Instagram
2. @JAtanackov, Twitter
More bright #Taurid #meteors last night (Nov 5/6th): the highlight of the night was a -10 mag or brighter Taurid 15 min prior to my arrival on site, luckily captured by a colleague. Had several more up to -4 mag. Dolenja vas, #Slovenia. @StormHour @ThePhotoHour @UKMeteorNetwork pic.twitter.com/VCk6M5Wdpz
— Jure Atanackov (@JAtanackov) November 6, 2022
3. @bradleystod, Twitter
Taurus Meteor - Caught just one last night.
— OneOffaKind💫 ✨ (@bradleystod) November 7, 2022
11/06/22 #meteor #Taurids #nightsky @SonyAlpha #Astrophotography pic.twitter.com/HN1PhZ9Kyq
4. @martinastro2005, Twitter
Bright Taurid meteor over Beaghmore Stone Circles last night. Est mag-4.5, just on the threshold of being a fireball. Flashing several times before ablating. https://t.co/19Wt2Bkgaz #taurids #meteor pic.twitter.com/Ahk47Kntjj
— Martin McKenna (Nightskyhunter) (@martinastro2005) November 4, 2022
5. @myxosoft, Instagram
6. @cds.northern.photography, Instagram
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