Camelopardalid Meteor Shower

Credit: Gail Lamm

A small Camelopardalid meteor streaks through the northern lights as the Milky Way shines overhead in this stunning photo by stargazer Gail Lamm from Balmoral, Manitoba in Canada on May 24, 2014. 

Credit: Malcolm Park via the Virtual Telescope Project

A brilliant meteor streaks over Toronto, Canada in this photo by Malcolm Park shared by the photographer and VirtualTelescope Project during the Camelopardalid meteor shower created by Comet 209P/LINEAR early on May 24, 2014.

Credit: BG Boyd

Photographer BG Boyd captured this photo of a meteor from the Camelopardalid meteor shower over Tucson, Arizona early on May 24, 2014. The meteor display was created by dust from Comet 209P/LINEAR.

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