hi I’m Veronica with watchmojo.com and today we’re learning more about the
today we’re learning more about the
today we’re learning more about the streaks of light we see in the night sky
streaks of light we see in the night sky
streaks of light we see in the night sky and why they’re often mistaken for a
and why they’re often mistaken for a
and why they’re often mistaken for a shooting star so what is a shooting star
shooting star so what is a shooting star
shooting star so what is a shooting star shooting stars are really meteors and
shooting stars are really meteors and
shooting stars are really meteors and their streaks of light and that shoot
their streaks of light and that shoot
their streaks of light and that shoot across the sky very quickly they last
across the sky very quickly they last
across the sky very quickly they last only a second or two they look like
only a second or two they look like
only a second or two they look like stars so for that reason they become
stars so for that reason they become
stars so for that reason they become known as shooting stars now what’s the
known as shooting stars now what’s the
known as shooting stars now what’s the difference between what we know as a
difference between what we know as a
difference between what we know as a shooting star in a meteor shower meteor
shooting star in a meteor shower meteor
shooting star in a meteor shower meteor showers are just a lot of shooting stars
showers are just a lot of shooting stars
showers are just a lot of shooting stars that happen all at once
that happen all at once
that happen all at once there are really specks of dust most of
there are really specks of dust most of
there are really specks of dust most of them not much bigger than a grain of
them not much bigger than a grain of
them not much bigger than a grain of sand at times the Earth passes through a
sand at times the Earth passes through a
sand at times the Earth passes through a whole cloud of dust and that’s when we
whole cloud of dust and that’s when we
whole cloud of dust and that’s when we get meteor showers do they ever hit the
get meteor showers do they ever hit the
get meteor showers do they ever hit the earth no most meteors don’t hit the
earth no most meteors don’t hit the
earth no most meteors don’t hit the earth the tiny ones the size of a speck
earth the tiny ones the size of a speck
earth the tiny ones the size of a speck of dust just vaporize in the upper
of dust just vaporize in the upper
of dust just vaporize in the upper atmosphere now are there any larger
atmosphere now are there any larger
atmosphere now are there any larger meteors that ever fall you get bowlines
meteors that ever fall you get bowlines
meteors that ever fall you get bowlines which are huge meteors up to about five
which are huge meteors up to about five
which are huge meteors up to about five meters across
meters across
meters across in 1908 there was a bolide that exploded
in 1908 there was a bolide that exploded
in 1908 there was a bolide that exploded over Tunguska in Siberia and the blast
over Tunguska in Siberia and the blast
over Tunguska in Siberia and the blast was heard as far away as Europe and it
was heard as far away as Europe and it
was heard as far away as Europe and it just flattened trees for kilometres all
just flattened trees for kilometres all
just flattened trees for kilometres all around it didn’t leave a crater because
around it didn’t leave a crater because
around it didn’t leave a crater because it detonated in the air these kind of
it detonated in the air these kind of
it detonated in the air these kind of things happen we just have to cross our
things happen we just have to cross our
things happen we just have to cross our fingers that this happen over a
fingers that this happen over a
fingers that this happen over a populated area when’s the best time
populated area when’s the best time
populated area when’s the best time during the night to see one after
during the night to see one after
during the night to see one after midnight the meteors come headlong
midnight the meteors come headlong
midnight the meteors come headlong toward the earth you always get the most
toward the earth you always get the most
toward the earth you always get the most dramatic results and see more of them
dramatic results and see more of them
dramatic results and see more of them after midnight is there a particular
after midnight is there a particular
after midnight is there a particular time of year that we should look up in
time of year that we should look up in
time of year that we should look up in the sky there are annual meteor showers
the sky there are annual meteor showers
the sky there are annual meteor showers and you could check it up on the
and you could check it up on the
and you could check it up on the internet but August the 12th every year
internet but August the 12th every year
internet but August the 12th every year there’s probably the most famous one
there’s probably the most famous one
there’s probably the most famous one it’s the Perseid meteors now due to the
it’s the Perseid meteors now due to the
it’s the Perseid meteors now due to the light pollution we find in cities can we
light pollution we find in cities can we
light pollution we find in cities can we still see a shooting star
still see a shooting star
still see a shooting star no very rarely you might get to see the
no very rarely you might get to see the
no very rarely you might get to see the brightest ones the only way to do it
brightest ones the only way to do it
brightest ones the only way to do it really is to go where the skies are a
really is to go where the skies are a
really is to go where the skies are a bit darker out in the country and you
bit darker out in the country and you
bit darker out in the country and you don’t have to go too far from the city
don’t have to go too far from the city
don’t have to go too far from the city maybe 45 minutes by car or so well thank
maybe 45 minutes by car or so well thank
maybe 45 minutes by car or so well thank you very much that was great you’re
you very much that was great you’re
you very much that was great you’re welcome it was really a lot of fun
welcome it was really a lot of fun
welcome it was really a lot of fun thank you
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