Meteor shower
When a meteoroid enters Earth's atmosphere and burns up due to friction with the air, it is called a meteor or shooting star.
The galactic alignment occurs once every 26,000 years but Earth crosses the Milky Way's galactic plane (also called the galactic equator) twice a year, every year.
The phenomenon that occurs when the Sun crosses the plane of Earth's equator is called an equinox. This event happens twice a year, around March 21 (vernal equinox) and September 23 (autumnal equinox), when day and night are approximately equal in length. During the equinoxes, the Sun is positioned directly above the equator, resulting in the change of seasons and affecting daylight patterns worldwide.
No, it's an imaginary line all around the Earth. It crosses some oceans, and it crosses some continents.
The passage of the planet Venus as it crosses in front of the sun, in opposition to the earth.
A "meteor shower". (The individual space rocks pulverize or vaporize when they hit Earth's atmosphere.)
comet
When a meteoroid enters Earth's atmosphere and burns up due to friction with the air, it is called a meteor or shooting star.
The Earth is part of the Milky Way Galaxy which in turn is part of the Local Group Cluster. The Local Group Cluster itself is part of the Virgo super cluster.
When the Earth passes through a cluster of meteoroids, it can lead to a meteor shower. These meteoroids enter the Earth's atmosphere at high speeds, producing bright streaks of light as they burn up due to friction with the air. If the cluster is substantial, the shower can result in numerous visible meteors over a short period. This phenomenon is often associated with specific comets, as the debris they leave behind creates these clusters.
Earth belongs to the Milky Way Galaxy, which belongs to the The Local Group, which is part of the Virgo Super Cluster
The galactic alignment occurs once every 26,000 years but Earth crosses the Milky Way's galactic plane (also called the galactic equator) twice a year, every year.
The phenomenon that occurs when the Sun crosses the plane of Earth's equator is called an equinox. This event happens twice a year, around March 21 (vernal equinox) and September 23 (autumnal equinox), when day and night are approximately equal in length. During the equinoxes, the Sun is positioned directly above the equator, resulting in the change of seasons and affecting daylight patterns worldwide.
A lunar eclipse occurs when the normally full Moon crosses into the Earth's shadow, thereby creating a darkened area on the moon. During a partial lunar eclipse, only part of the Moon falls into the Earth's shadow. During a full lunar eclipse, the entire moon crosses through the earth's shadow, and therefore the entire moon is darkened.
No, it's an imaginary line all around the Earth. It crosses some oceans, and it crosses some continents.
It is the time and date, twice each year when the sun crosses the equator. It makes night and day equal all over the Earth. In Spring March 21st and in Autumn September 22nd.
Earth is in the "Local Group"