How Shooting Stars Appear

From time to time, brief streaks of light may appear, moving rapidly across the night sky and disappearing just as quickly. We generally call these luminous phenomena 'shooting stars'; however, they have nothing in common with stars, except maybe a slight resemblance. In fact, shoot... [ read more >> ]

Long exposure image taken during the Geminid meteor shower in 1985

Image comment: Long exposure image taken during the Geminid meteor shower in 1985
Image credits: Jimmy Westlake

Long exposure image taken during the Geminid meteor shower in 1985