In pictures: Geminid meteor shower sends shooting stars over London, Macedonia and the US
This weekend the night sky was lit up by a meteor show of up to 100 shooting stars an hour.
Geminid meteor streaks are seen above the Judean desert (Source: Getty)
A composite of my 4 brightest Geminids, by the Rottingdean Windmill @Flamsteed @VirtualAstro @HantsAstro https://t.co/3xPTIdgJZC
— Sumitra Sribhashyam (@Hazel_Faery) December 15, 2014
2014 #Geminid meteor shower composite from Ash Vale Cam 1 & 2. Each picture shows over 200 meteor trails #meteorwatch pic.twitter.com/0OYNcBHPWt
— UK Meteor Network (@UKMeteorNetwork) December 14, 2014
Earth passing through debris from “rock comet.” #Geminid meteor shower peaks tonight:
http://t.co/HvVZaGLeAZ pic.twitter.com/lvEyGDgEOz
— NASA (@NASA) December 14, 2014
2014 Geminid Meteor Shower Isle of Wight, Britain Photograph: BNPS pic.twitter.com/PkypJwAeRR
— Solunarium (@solunarium) December 15, 2014
Here is a Geminid from tonight.Nothing terribly bright. #MeteorShower pic.twitter.com/jfVGQfIBPK
— Paul Sutherland (@suthers) December 14, 2014