Photos are emerging of the meteor shower that lit up the New Zealand sky on Sunday morning.
The Eta Aquariids meteor shower showed the planets Saturn, Mars, Venus and Jupiter all aligned and visible in the same area of the sky at the same time - a rare occurrence in itself.
A photo Newshub has received, taken from Maraetai Beach in Auckland at about 5am, shows Venus, Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn all visible at the same time.
The photo also shows a meteor passing through the sky - one of many that were expected on Sunday morning.
Astronomer Josh Aoraki said on Saturday up to about 20 to 40 meteors could potentially be seen within in an hour.
A photo posted on Twitter shows, Saturn, Mars, Venus and Jupiter all aligned on Sunday morning.
The Eta Aquarid meteor shower will be visible in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres this weekend.
Skywatchers were expected to see meteors moving as fast as 66 kilometres per second, according to the American Meteor Society.
The International Space Station also made a pass over New Zealand on Saturday.
