In some parts of the world sky watchers braved chilly temperatures during the pre-dawn hours to capture the dazzling shooting stars on camera.
There's another opportunity to view the meteor shower tonight, though it won't be as spectacular.
In case you missed last night's display, we rounded up some beautiful pictures taken by amateur and professional photographers.
Watching from San Francisco, Tony Eckersley saw around 30 meteors over a one-hour period. Eckersley snapped 90 photos and managed to capture seven meteors, which are featured in this composite shot.
A composite of several consecutive 20-second shots taken in the pre-dawn hours of Dec. 14, 2012. "If you look closely, there's even what appears to be a smoke trail behind the brightest meteor in the upper center area," photographer David Murr writes.
