Double meteor showers: 10 stunning photos of peaking Delta Aquariids, Alpha Capricornids

By Michelle Ewing, Cox Media Group National Content Desk

July 30, 2019

Astronomy buffs were treated to a stunning natural light show Monday night as two meteor showers reached their peak.

Skygazers flocked to social media to share their photos of the Delta Aquariids and Alpha Capricornids. Here are some of our favorites:

1. Monument Valley, Arizona
Photo by @jasonweingart, Instagram

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Look up tonight as the peak of the southern Delta Aquariids Meteor Shower coincides alpha Capricornids Meteor Shower! Here is an image last night shot north of Monument Valley with all of the meteors from the night composited into one frame. Will be hunting more meteors tonight while waiting for the monsoon to fire back up tomorrow. #meteorshower #meteor #monumentvalley #arizona #utah #longexposure

A post shared by `Jason Weingart (@jasonweingart) on Jul 29, 2019 at 6:52pm PDT

2. Bodie Island, North Carolina
Photo by @carolhortonward, Instagram

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Milky Way and meteor. #milkyway #milkywaychasers #nightphotography #bodielighthouse #marylandnightscapers #lighthouse #obx #northcarolina #nagshead #nagsheadnc #longexposure #meteor

A post shared by Carol Horton Ward (@carolhortonward) on Jul 28, 2019 at 6:38pm PDT

3. Idaho
Photo by @beaucifus76, Instagram

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Unplug.. and just look up. Or you will miss so much in life. #nightscape #campfire #longexposure #meteor @roycebairphoto #livin #idaholife

A post shared by Beau Burk (@beaucifus76) on Jul 29, 2019 at 6:30pm PDT

4. Mount Evans, Colorado
Photo by @weshoot2thrill, Instagram

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Second night trying to incorporate the observatory into the picture. Light pollution from the Denver metro 20 miles away illuminated the dome. #nightphotography #milkyway #astronomy #observatory #meteor #lowlightphotography #night #galaxy #reallyrightstuff #canon5dmarkiv #denver #colorado #cu

A post shared by Todd Abbotts (@weshoot2thrill) on Jul 29, 2019 at 11:20am PDT

5. Corbett, Oregon
Photo by @dougclementphotography, Instagram

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Meteor over Columbia Gorge #columbiarivergorge #pnwonderland #britishcolumbiamagazine #britishcolumbia #canada_gram #instagramphotos #canoncamera #canonphotos #canoncanada @canada #canon #insidecanada #ldphotolab #cascadiaexplored #discoverclipper #pnwescapes #pacificnorthwest #meteor #canoneosr #longexposure #nightphotography

A post shared by Doug Clement (@dougclementphotography) on Jul 29, 2019 at 10:00am PDT

6. Westport, Connecticut
Photo by @slabkoff, Instagram

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What I did Last Night: “I Thought the World Went to Bed after Dark?” This was a 1 hour star trail shot on an Olympus OM-D EM1 Mark II using “Live Composite Mode”. This is more than 3600 independent images that were digitally stacked together into one exposure IN CAMERA. This shows all kinds of activity in the sky - meteors (thin line upper left corner), satellites (any long, thin line that is not dotted), and airplanes (all the lines that have dots). Shot with a 16mm Sigma Prime f1.4 lens at f1.4, ISO 1600. Each exposure was 1 second. #longexposure #startrails #nightphotography #nightscapers #nightscape #GetOlympus #olympusomde1m2 #olympuslivecomposite #luminantpix #beautiful #nightsky #meteor #satellitetrails #westportastronomicalsociety

A post shared by Steven Labkoff (@slabkoff) on Jul 26, 2019 at 5:38pm PDT

7. Lassen Volcanic National Park, California
Photo by @b0rislin, Instagram

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We missed the the golden time for sunset, but we waited for three hours and got the perfect shot of the Milky Way. Patience, patience and patience… • • • • • • #lassenvolcanicnationalpark #milkywaychasers #milkyway #milkywaygalaxy #milkywaychasers #bay_shooters #longexpo_addiction #longexposure #longexposureoftheday #landscape_lovers #nightshooters #nightphotography #astrophotography #weekly_feature #photooftheday #bestpicoftheday #eclectic_shotz #beautifuldestinations #neverstopexploring #wildcalifornia #all2epic #ig_shotz #visualsoflife #visualgrams #depthsofearth #hbouthere #travelphotography #meteor #wonderful_places #thegreatoutdoors

A post shared by Boris Lin | San Francisco (@b0rislin) on Jul 29, 2019 at 9:00am PDT

8. Assateague Island National Seashore, Maryland
Photo by @l.rosenbluth.photography, Instagram

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#milkyway #nightsky #nightskyphotography #nightphotography #meteors #assateagueislandnationalseashore #assateagueisland #nationalparks #planetjupiter

A post shared by Linda Rosenbluth (@l.rosenbluth.photography) on Jul 28, 2019 at 10:18am PDT

9. Joshua Tree National Park, California
Photo by @jose.entendu, Instagram

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Patience paid off with this one! I wanted to get a meteor in front of the Milky Way and finally snapped one around 2am. It was pretty easy with everyone that made it out to #jumborocks campground in #joshuatreenationalpark there’s no cell service in the park but I’m glad all 12 of us met up to hung out on top of the boulders watching the skies 🌌 into the early morning. #deltaaquarids #meteorshower #longexposure #milkyway #sigma35mmart #ineedmorewide

A post shared by 🅹🅾🆂🅴 (@jose.entendu) on Jul 29, 2019 at 3:59pm PDT

10. Bessemer, Michigan
Photo by @a_nichols23, Instagram

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Milky Way over our campground in Bessemer MI. . #michigan #milkyway #nikon #lakesuperior #visitmichigan #travelphotography photography #meteorshower #visitupperpeninsula #camping #lakesuperiormagazine Ambers Impressions You can find my most current work at https://m.facebook.com/ambersimpressions/ Prints are available upon request! Enjoy

A post shared by Amber Nichols (@a_nichols23) on Jul 29, 2019 at 10:27am PDT