Amazing photos of the Geminid meteor shower in Tucson, around the world
The peak of the Geminids, one of the most impressive meteor showers of the year, happened last night.
Check out these dazzling photos of the meteor shower from Tucson and around the world.
Tucson
Photo of the day: Geminid meteor shower over Tucson, captured overnight by @bgboydphoto. #azwx #KVOAwx pic.twitter.com/WHC9969v4z
— Jeff Beamish (@jeffbeamish) December 14, 2017
Tucson
Check out this #Geminid #Meteor spotted from the Mt. Lemmon Sky Center last night. pic.twitter.com/PpWKu6iz7B
— Wes Callison (@WesCallisonTNN) December 14, 2017
Tucson
By all reports, last night's Geminid meteor shower was awesome!
— EarthSky (@earthskyscience) December 14, 2017
Photos here: https://t.co/P9kFolUGsG
Eliot Herman in Tucson caught this fireball around 4 a.m. this morning. pic.twitter.com/B70XEHMs7X
Tucson
A 10 second exposure (ISO1600) with 24mm records a Geminid meteor near the Orion constellation. #nikon #Geminids2017 #Nightsky #Astrophotography pic.twitter.com/rYTHJ4sKyd
— Bob Russman (@RussmanPhoto) December 14, 2017
Tucson
Castor, Pollux, and a Geminid meteor. Amazing what an iPhone can do. pic.twitter.com/GOIBXvQ5ma
— Stephen Fleming (@StephenFleming) December 14, 2017
Arizona
Thanks to Chirag Patel for this stunning shot of meteor streaking over #Phoenix last night during the #Geminid Meteor Shower! pic.twitter.com/Nl6HAOkMbI
— FOX 10 Phoenix (@FOX10Phoenix) December 14, 2017
Arizona
Last night, Dec 13th, in the dark countryside near Portal, Arizona,
— Starseed (@Starseed52) December 14, 2017
Alan Dyer set up his camera to patrol the sky for early-arriving #Geminids.
He caught a good one:https://t.co/obyN35VmPc pic.twitter.com/1S4Yh8UtVM
Oregon
Linda Cook in Manzanita, Oregon wrote: “I saw several small, shorter lasting Geminid meteors and then this one came as though right at me – large and beautiful! I was so excited!”
— EarthSky (@earthskyscience) December 14, 2017
More photos of last night's meteor shower: https://t.co/suDUoOK7kx pic.twitter.com/UzXd1NWWCi
China
This stunning time-lapse video shows the Geminid meteor shower over remote Chinese mountains. pic.twitter.com/zu5bs3VNWB
— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 14, 2017
California
Great shot of a #Geminid #Meteor outside of #SanFrancisco, #California this morning. Taken by IG user speakeraj18. #GeminidMeteorShower pic.twitter.com/OoonRSUHv3
— Wes Callison (@WesCallisonTNN) December 14, 2017
UK
Several folks in our viewing area already seeing a fair number of #Geminid meteors. This photo was taken earlier this evening by Pete Glastonbury in the United Kingdom. pic.twitter.com/dbnXqHWGqE
— Ed Piotrowski (@EdPiotrowski) December 14, 2017
South Carolina
The #Geminid meteor shower didn't disappoint! Most prolific shower I've seen in a long time. This was my best photo from my backyard in #MyrtleBeach #scwx pic.twitter.com/3WG0u4irXt
— Ed Piotrowski (@EdPiotrowski) December 14, 2017
Tennessee
Missed the #Geminids meteor shower last night?
— Brian Smith WTVC (@StormTrackBrian) December 14, 2017
Here's 5 hours worth in 1min over the TN Valley.
Credit: Scott Kuhn @spann #StormHour pic.twitter.com/m9p6uWQYOy
Meteor shower
Excellent image by Halifax RASCal Jerry Black from last evening’s observing session at Saint Croix Observatory—3 meteors on a single 25-s frame, each meteor track traceable back to the Geminid Meteor Shower radiant point just above the stars Castor and Pollux. #RASCobserving pic.twitter.com/WrYZ4oHZ2Z
— AstronomyNovaScotia (@astronomyns) December 14, 2017
Florida
Last night’s Geminid meteor shower didn’t disappoint. This was shot from Ft. De Soto. Saw around 35 meteors in about an hour & a half in Tampa Bay. #Geminids2017 pic.twitter.com/ON06qyC7Si
— James Boone (@OldBoone) December 14, 2017
Here's the best time to watch the meteor shower in Tucson.