Recently I was looking at the APOD titled "Geminis Fireball over Mount Balang". A few days ago there was a geminid meteor shower that was visible in the night sky. During this shower this amazing picture was captured that shows a meteor descending right over Mount Balang In China. This fireball was actually just a pebble that had intercepted with earth's atmosphere and it only flashed for a fraction of a second. In the background of the picture one can see the three stars that make up Orion's belt. The star Sirius is also visible near the center of the picture as well.
wow that's amazing how a pebble can make the sky that bright
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