What the myth behind seeing a falling star?
It means a celebrity will pass away. Hence fallen star!
What do Perseid meteors look like?
The Perseid meteors and all meteors look like a light streaking across the sky, which is why they are sometimes called a "Shooting star" or "Falling star". The Perseid meteors and all meteors look like a light streaking across the sky, which is why they are sometimes called a "Shooting star" or "Falling star". The Perseid meteors and all meteors look like a light streaking across the sky, which is why they are sometimes called…
Is it possible for there to be a blue falling star?
A falling star or shooting star is not a star but a small piece of space debris - a meteoroid - about the size of a grain of sand up to a boulder. In astronomical terms, the colour of an object is based on the temperature, and anything "blue" would have to be greater than 30,000 Kelvin - our Sun is a mere 5,778 Kelvin. A blue star is a massive hot star about 20…
What is the planet have you been seeing for approximately the past 2 months in the western sky at night?
That is Venus, playing its traditional role as "Evening Star". Venus passed its maximum "extension" - its angular distance from the Sun - last month, and is starting to swing around behind the Sun. By mind-March, it will be difficult to see in the evening sky. After a couple of months, Venus will swing out from behind the Sun, and become the "Morning Star" as it rises before the Sun does each morning. It repeats…