Stargazers were treated to a spectacle when the Lyrid meteor shower lit up the night sky over the north-eastern province of Jilin at the weekend. The annual event usually occurs between 19 and 23 April when the Earth passes through the dusty tail of comet Thatcher | The Guardian

Watch the Milky Way rise over Oregon’s Mack Reef as the Perseids meteor shower streaks through the sky. Captured at Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge, this timelapse shows one of nature’s best night shows. The annual meteor shower began in July and peaks August 12. Video by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | U.S. Department of the Interior

Don't miss the Geminid Meteor Shower, it peaks tonight! 🌠 It's cloudy here, but I don't mind, as I captured this absolutely epic meteor not long ago! It's by far the best one I have ever seen, and it was perfectly aligned with the mine building 👌 This was captured at 14mm, the meteor was huge! I made it pause and fade in the timelapse to make it more visible (hand blended), otherwise it would have only flashed up for 1/30th of a second. When in reality it was visible for a good couple of secon