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Credit & Copyright: Alvin Wu
Explanation:
This was a sky to remember.
While viewing the
Geminids meteor shower a few
days ago, a bright fireball was captured over
Mt. Balang,
China with particularly picturesque
surroundings.
In the foreground, a sea of light clouds slowly floated between dark mountain peaks.
In the background, the
constellation
of Orion
shone brightly, with the familiar
three stars of Orion's belt visible near the image top
right.
Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky,
is visible near the image center.
The bright fireball
flashed for only a fraction of second on the lower right.
The source of the fireball was a pebble that intersected
the protective
atmosphere of
Earth,
originally expelled by the Sun-orbiting asteroid-like object
3200 Phaethon.
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