The Earth passed through the dust trail of a comet this weekend as it passed through an annual meteor shower display.
The best time to view the shower is in the early hours of the morning after 3 a.m. local time.
Skywatchers were expected to see as many as 30 meteors an hour streaking through the Earth's atmosphere in a late spring display. The American Meteor Society says that the event is best known for its fast- moving meteors with long trains.
Our guide on how to photograph meteor showers can help if you want to take photos of future showers. You can use our best cameras for Astrophotography and best lens for Astrophotography guides to prepare for the next meteor shower.
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Skywatchers who stayed up late or rose early were able to catch a glimpse of the leftovers from the Eta Aquarid shower.
BEAUTIFUL ETA AQUARID GRAZING FIREBALL #SPMN060522B AS RECORDED TODAY at 2h03m35s UTC from Olocau, #València by Alex Gómez & Juan Gómez. With the radiant close to the horizon, cometary bolides increase their length and duration. More details in our list:https://t.co/CRfB0fblVv pic.twitter.com/x1IXmv0k47May 6, 2022
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I seemed to have caught maybe 1 or 2 meteors from tonights Eta aquarid shower, this one was a beautiful greenish colour, backdropped by the milky way around 3am. #etaaquarid #Meteorshower #swansea #nasa #bbcskyatnight #Meteor #wales #stargazingwales #space #milkyway pic.twitter.com/AJbjaek02yMay 7, 2022
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Blink or you’ll miss the meteor! One of several Eta Aquarid meteors we saw in the wee hours of pre dawn. I saw 4 (out of a possible 25). Super chuffed 🤩 pic.twitter.com/bd0ci3LIEVMay 6, 2022
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The best meteorite story of the year came from 10 Tampa Bay WTSP in Florida. Kearbey and his daughter were outside hoping to see a shooting star.
I told her to say a quick prayer and that I didn't think we would see any. They lit up the sky for 15 seconds.
Kearbey joked that anyone else needed her prayers, while posting a picture of himself and Kayleigh, who is about five years old.
Kyleigh & I went out to see the Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower. She said, “I don’t think we’ll see any.” I told her let’s say a quick prayer. We did and boom, we saw the most amazing meteor I’ve ever seen. Huge, bright & lit up they sky for 15 seconds. Anyone else need her prayers? 😁 pic.twitter.com/GoEOqKdpiPMay 6, 2022
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There were shower views from the Southern Hemisphere and from countries such as Japan.
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