Stargazers were in for a spectacular treat Tuesday night (September 2) as the Aurigid meteor shower streaked across the Jamaican sky.

The Aurigid meteor shower hails from debris of the comet C/1911 N1 Kiess, which last visited the inner solar system 2,000 years ago.

According to Space.com, the Aurigid meteor shower was active from August 29 to September 2 and reached its peak at 11:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on August 31.

Social media videos on X.com show Jamaicans capturing the meteor shower in Portmore, St Catherine, and as far west as the parish of St Elizabeth as the night sky glowed with streaks of dazzling colour.

WATCH:

Meteor shower from Portmore just now.. pic.twitter.com/YXH1RtgNPu

— Born Sinner (@Jmaicanprince) September 3, 2025

Meteor Shower
St. Elizabeth, Jamaica pic.twitter.com/wPeEuAeg4X

— sainty876 (@sainty876) September 3, 2025

Meteor showers are caused by streams of cosmic debris called meteoroids entering Earth’s atmosphere at extremely high speeds on parallel trajectories.