Geminid Fireball over Mount Balang
During the Geminid Meteor Shower, this image of a fireball burning over Mount Balang, China was captured. The background of the picture proudly displays the constellation Orion near the top right and Sirius (the brightest star in the night sky) can be seen in the center.The fireball in the lower right only lasted a fraction of a second and the fireball was created by a pebble that crossed Earth's atmosphere. This pebble was originally expelled by the Sun-orbiting asteroid-like object - 3200 Phaethon.
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