11 Spectacular Photos Of Last Night’s Meteor Shower

Most of us were sound asleep as a magnificent event occurred in the skies above courtesy of the Perseids meteor shower.   Across the world, here are some of the amazing photos we found from good folks who sacrificed sleep to capture the moment.

Clear skies made for great viewing of the Perseids last night. #perseids #perseid #meteor #meteorshower #igernh #igernewengland #canon #canon_official #astrophotography #longexposure #stars #starynight #nightsky #night #sutton #nightphotography #603 #musterfieldfarm

A photo posted by ageevans1 (@ageevans1) on Aug 13, 2015 at 1:00pm PDT

@Discovery_Space: Cosmic Fireworks: #Perseid Meteor Shower 2015 — Photos http://t.co/29eQc6L5if #meteorwatch http://t.co/wgHS1PZbkxشهب البرشاويّات تبدو كألعاب نارية كونيه في زخمها لعام ٢٠١٥م

A photo posted by Mohammad (@moh_1374) on Aug 13, 2015 at 11:46am PDT

#perseid #meteorshower #earthporn #makeawish #stargazing #jncadventuretimes

A photo posted by cheryl t (@heyyitscheryl) on Aug 13, 2015 at 12:55pm PDT

The #Perseid Meteor shower over Galway last night. Photo by Gavin Kelly Photography. pic.twitter.com/EYmxllByP1

— Barra Best (@barrabest) August 13, 2015

Astro Assault #Perseid

A photo posted by RVA (@jamiebettsphoto) on Aug 13, 2015 at 12:37pm PDT

'There lies a sleeping giant, let him sleep' #milkyway #knockadoon #cork #youghal #ballymacoda #Meteorwatch #Perseids pic.twitter.com/szF8uFCRMA

— Rónán McLaughlin (@romclaughlin) August 11, 2015

Caught at least 20 shooting #stars last night at my first ever #Perseid #meteor shower!!! Thanks @instagrotius for the magical night and photos!

A photo posted by Catherine Chang (@catwchang) on Aug 13, 2015 at 11:25am PDT

Okay, so call me a huge dork but every morning around 4am I've been checking out the #perseid meteor shower from my own back yard. It's so magical, I gasp like a little kid every time I see the sky light up ? I wonder how many people miss such amazing things, simply because they forget to just, look up. #itsthelittlethings ? #perseids #perseidmeteorshower #meteorshower #shootingstar #spectacular #amazing #galaxy #space #skyporn #nightsky #outerspace #augustmeteorshower #Australia #NorthernTerritory

A photo posted by J E S S ✌ (@jjessticles) on Aug 13, 2015 at 12:01pm PDT

A #Perseid meteor passing over Haroldstown Dolmen in County Carlow last night. Photo by @fergalgleeson pic.twitter.com/H1KBn3O4Vb

— Barra Best (@barrabest) August 13, 2015

| perseid III, 12 aug 2015 | @maddieayde ||

A photo posted by Jessie Van der Linden (@vdlindenphoto) on Aug 13, 2015 at 12:41pm PDT

Perseid #meteorshower at Spelga Dam, Mournes. Pic by @paulmoane @StormHour @DownRec @DiscoverNI @ArmaghPlanet @ pic.twitter.com/5k1nXIlXek

— Paul Moane (@paulmoane) August 13, 2015