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One of the best meteor showers of the year will unfold next week during arguably the best time of the year to enjoy a night gazing up toward the heavens. And this year's edition will be enhanced by the moon phase. The night of Wednesday, Aug. 11, into the early morning hours of Thursday, Aug. 12, is the peak of the popular Perseid meteor shower. It is often touted as the best annual meteor shower, in part due to the weather. "The Perseid meteor.
By Jason Hall
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A fireball was spotted flying over the night sky in New England over the past weekend.
The American Meteor Society (AMS) confirmed the sighting took place at around 11:15 p.m. on Friday (July 29),
The group said it received a total of 85 reports of a bright meteor from all six states within the New England region, as well as from New York, New Jersey and Canada.
Cumberland, Maine resident Never seen anything like it, she reported to the AMS via
NECN. Reminded me of a shooting star but much faster and much brighter.
A woman in New Durham, New Hampshire said she wasn t sure what was going on during the event, but was blown away by it.
Remote camera catches bright meteor streaking across Norway sky
By Skyler Rivera
A bright meteor streaked through the night sky above Norway in the early hours of July 25.
LARVIK, Norway - A bright meteor streaked across the night sky above Norway in the early hours of July 25, according to local reports.
Deep Sky Exploration a local astronomy group in Vestfold monitors the skies for large meteors and caught one on Sunday.
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In the video, the meteor appears in the sky like a bright star, but soon expands into a flaming ball of light as it burns through the atmosphere. The meteor lights up the entire night sky with a magnificent show before fizzling out and landing somewhere on Norwegian ground.
By Jason Hall
Photo: Getty Images
A fireball was spotted flying over the night sky in New England over the past weekend.
The American Meteor Society (AMS) confirmed the sighting took place at around 11:15 p.m. on Friday (July 29),
The group said it received a total of 85 reports of a bright meteor from all six states within the New England region, as well as from New York, New Jersey and Canada.
Cumberland, Maine resident Never seen anything like it, she reported to the AMS via
NECN. Reminded me of a shooting star but much faster and much brighter.
A woman in New Durham, New Hampshire said she wasn t sure what was going on during the event, but was blown away by it.