Two fireballs spotted soaring across Connecticut sky during annual meteor shower
Two meteors were spotted streaking across Connecticut's sky during the annual Perseid meteor shower.
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Questions people are asking
What is the Perseid meteor shower?
The Perseids are an annual meteor shower that occurs in mid-August.
What is a fireball?
A fireball is a very bright meteor, generally brighter than the planet Venus.
What is the Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD)?
APOD is a website provided by NASA and Michigan Technological University that provides a different astronomy and space-related image with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer each day.
What happened
Two meteors were spotted streaking across Connecticut's sky during the annual Perseid meteor shower on August 25. The New York Post and Yahoo News both described the meteors as fireballs.
The Prince George Citizen reported on the Perseids meteor shower in Prince George, but did not mention Connecticut. NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) for August 22 did not mention Connecticut or the fireballs.
The Perseids meteor shower is an annual event. The Space article discussed the potential for the Perseids to become even more spectacular in 2028, due to Jupiter's influence.
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The reporting (8)
- Two fireballs streak across Connecticut sky during Perseid meteor shower; family captures stunning moment Moneycontrol.com · 16h ago
- Perseid meteor shower captured - The Mining Journal · 16h ago
- Flaming fireballs soar across sky in Connecticut during annual meteor shower Yahoo · 16h ago
- Perseids meteor shower fills night sky over Prince George Prince George Citizen · 16h ago
- Two meteors streak across evening sky during Perseid meteor shower in Connecticut Yahoo · 16h ago
- Is the Perseid meteor shower going to get even more spectacular? Jupiter could send more 'shooting stars' towards Earth in 2028 Space · 16h ago
- APOD: 2026 August 22 NASA Science (.gov) · 16h ago
- Two fireballs spotted soaring across Connecticut sky during annual meteor shower New York Post · 16h ago
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