Meteor observing: the basics
Mar 26, 2020
2 minutes
What is a meteor?
The name meteor describes the phenomenon that occurs when a small particle – a meteoroid – enters Earth’s atmosphere and vaporises. From the ground, the swift moving path of light that results is what’s known as a meteor trail. An average trail is produced by a meteoroid similar in size to a grain of sand.
Larger meteoroids will
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