The Leonid meteor shower, which occurs from Nov. 3 to Dec. 2, peaked this week, according to the American Meteor Society.
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Skygazers have been flocking to social media to share their photos of possible meteor sightings with the hashtags #Leonids, #LeonidMeteorShower and #meteor. Here are some of our favorites:
1. Hayling Island, England
Photo by @katherineallenphotos, Instagram
2. Alabama
Photo by @robtaylorphotography, Instagram
3. Hyrum Lake State Park, Utah
Photo by @toelesswarrior, Instagram
4. Bear Butte Lake, South Dakota
Photo by @craigbirnie.photography, Instagram
5. Japan
Photos by @sawax2, Twitter
しし座流星群を撮影していました。極大付近で２つの流星を撮影することができました。
— さわさわ☆@星宙の魅力を宇宙中に伝えたい✨ (@sawax2) November 17, 2021
１枚目 右上のポルックスの近くに縦に流れています。
２枚目 縦中央の右側ししの大鎌の中に短い流星(放射点近いため)
３枚目 満月近い月
４枚目 トリミングした月#しし座流星群 #獅子座流星群 #Leonids pic.twitter.com/BCDnHime6q
6. Taiwan
Photo by @04_228, Instagram
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