Night sky photographer Mike Hankey of Freeland, Md., captured this dazzling Leonid meteor on Nov. 17, 2012, during the peak of the annual Leonid meteor shower.
Photographer Jason Hatfield ventured to a little-known spot at the Paint Mines just outside Colorado Springs, Colo., to capture this stunning view of a meteor during the peak of the 2012 Leonid meteor shower on Nov. 17 and 18.
Photographer Scott Tully captured this view of a Leonid meteor over rural Connecticut before sunrise on Nov. 17, 2012, during the peak of the annual Leonid meteor shower.
Night sky photographer Marian Murdoch captured this view of a Leonid meteor over the high desert of Ridgecrest, Calif., during the peak of the Leonid meteor shower of 2012 on Nov. 17 and 18. The glow in the distance is light pollution from the city of Trona, Calif.
Skywatcher Christopher Lonske captured this photo of a Leonid meteor over his home in Maryville, Tennessee, during the peak of the 2012 Leonid meteor shower on Nov. 17 and 18.
This full-frame view of a Leonid meteor was captured by astrophotographer Mike Hankey of Freeland, Md., before dawn on Nov. 17, 2012, during the peak of the annual Leonid meteor shower.
This composite view of early 2012 Leonid meteors was captured by night sky photographer John Chumack of Dayton, Ohio, on Nov. 13, 2012.
Night sky photographer Marian Murdoch captured this view of a Leonid meteor over the high desert of Ridgecrest, Calif., during the peak of the Leonid meteor shower of 2012 on Nov. 17 and 18. The glow in the distance is light pollution from the city of Trona, Calif.
This view of an early 2012 Leonid meteor shower display was captured by night sky photographer John Chumack of Dayton, Ohio, on Nov. 13, 2012.
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This view of an early 2012 Leonid meteor shower display was captured by night sky photographer John Chumack of Dayton, Ohio, on Nov. 13, 2012.
This sky map for the Leonid meteor shower of 2012 shows the location of the radiant (center) before dawn on Saturday, Nov. 17 - the peak viewing time.
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This composite view of early 2012 Leonid meteors was captured by night sky photographer John Chumack of Dayton, Ohio, on Nov. 13, 2012.
The location of the Leonid meteor shower in the predawn sky of Nov. 17, 2012, is shown in this still image from a NASA video.
