Strange Fireballs Light Up February Skies | Skywatching, Meteors & Fireballs | NASA & All-Sky Fireball Network
A fireball over north Georgia recorded on Feb. 13th by a NASA all-sky camera in Walker County, Georgia.
CREDIT: NASA
A strange breed of fireball is streaking through the skies this month, and NASA is urging folks on the ground to take notice.
February's fireballs — a term that describes meteors that appear brighter in the sky than Venus — aren't more numerous than normal, but their appearance and trajectory are odd, experts say.
"These fireballs are particularly slow and penetrating," meteor expert Peter Brown, a physics professor at the University of Western Ontario, said in a statement. "They [...]
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A little on the late side for this year, but cool nonetheless. :)
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