WHATARESHOOTI

NGSTAR

Haveyouev erseenashoot i
ngstar?Definitelynotal
l
ofushaveseeni t
.peopleknowt hatshotingst arisa
l
ineofl
ighttroughthenightsky
.Butdoy ouknow?
Shot
ingstaractual
lyi
sav eryquickmet eort hat
l
ooksli
keast arandit'
sknownasashoot ingst ar
.
Shoot i
ngstarormet eorisacol l
ecti
onofspace
parti
clesapproachingtheear t
h,someoft hem pul l
ed
i
ntot heEarth'
satmospher ebecauseofgr avi
tat
ion
andbur ntoutbeforereachest heearth.Space
parti
clesarecall
edmet eoroids.Themet eoroidthat
fal
landbur ntoutarecalledmet eors.Whi l
e,met eors
thatreachtheeartharecalledmet eorit
es.When
seenf rom t
heearththeyar eseemsl ikev eryquick
fal
li
ngst ar
sandl ookssobeaut i
ful
.
So,shootingstarsar
eactuall
yspaceparti
clesthat
bur
nt hroughEarth'
satmosphereandincludes
nat
ural phenomenathatonlyoccuratcert
aintimes.
Ver
yl uckyforthosewhohav ewatcheditinthenight
sky
.