It just so happens I live...  on a massive green comet.
 
OK, actually just North of the 64th parallel in the Golden Heart City of Alaska.
 
But I did see a shooting star last night.

Here's some pretty good time laps from Norway. The images have what I call motion blur as they fail to reveal the sharp focus you'd see in real life, but they give you a sense of the motion still photos can't. You need Flash player to see it. @3:23 you're looking straight up into it.
 
http://www.visitnorway.com/my-northern-lights

comet with 2 tails.... white one, obviously,,,,, and a light blue one above it at a close angle.

This was quite a few years back on 35mm film.... from my driveway.