Orionid meteor shower 2019: 7 must-see photos captured by skygazers

The Orionid meteor shower, which occurs from Oct. 2 to Nov. 7 every year thanks to debris from Halley's Comet, peaked early Tuesday, offering stunning light displays.

Skygazers flocked to social media to share their meteor photos. Here are some of our favorites:

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1. Belmont, New South Wales, Australia
Photo by @mickloxleyphotography, Instagram

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“Shooter” I was out shooting the Milky Way last night at Lake Macquarie when out of the corner of my eye, I spotted a shooting star blazing through the northern sky. The Milky Way wasn’t quite in position (I was set up and had taken a few practice shots), but fortunately I still had my WiFi remote in my hand, so was able to hit the trigger and capture the last half of the event. The reflection on the water is green, that’s the primary colour I saw, but there was also a brilliant red as it burned up. I’ve never seen one as colourful as that before, hopefully I get lucky and capture another some day 😍 #astrophotography #lakemacquarie #shootingstar #meteor #milkyway #mynewcastle #universe #aussiepics #sigma14mmart #aussiephotos #australia_oz #australiagram #seeaustralia #wow_australia #ig_australia #bestnatureshot #canonaustralia #milkywaypics #longexposure_shots #alalamiya_mystics #pic_groups #exploreaustralia #sky_sultans #nature_brilliance #sky_brilliance #Main_Vision #skywatcher #stars #milkywayshooters #milkywaychasers

A post shared by Mick Loxley (@mickloxleyphotography) on Oct 20, 2019 at 1:09pm PDT

2. Mount Kan-Irag, Philippines
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“I’ve got a dream that’s worth more than my sleep”

A post shared by 🅐🅛🅜🅐 🅐🅛🅕🅐🅕🅐🅡🅐 ♀♑🐎🌈 (@alfa_almz) on Oct 21, 2019 at 6:10pm PDT

3. South Bend, Indiana
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Our digital EP got a pic of a shooting star over the #SouthBend skyline! The #orionidmeteorshower is supposed to peak overnight!

A post shared by WSBT-TV (@wsbt) on Oct 21, 2019 at 6:50pm PDT

4. Manitoba, Canada
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Magical milky way and meteor photo from last night, my first time looking for and trying to photograph the milky way, ooooo!!! . . . . . #canonphotos #astrophotography #nightsky #nightskyphotography #meteor #meteorshower #orionids #canadasky #manitobasky #canadaphotography #canadaphotos #astrophotographer #darkskyshots #starphotography #spacephotography #spacetime #canon📷

A post shared by Kyra James & Finn (@kyrajames) on Oct 21, 2019 at 6:47pm PDT

7. Algonquin Highlands, Ontario, Canada
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A meteor over the lake, three hours after sunset. Got lucky with a half minute exposure, and doubly lucky the lake was still enough for reflections. #meteor #algonquinhighlands #astrophotography #astrophoto #nightscape #longexposure

A post shared by Todd and Shane (@toddandshane) on Oct 20, 2019 at 4:30am PDT