Phenomenon
Meteor
A streak of light from a meteoroid burning up.
The brief, glowing trail of a meteoroid vaporising in the upper atmosphere — colloquially a 'shooting star'.
Overview
The brief, glowing trail of a meteoroid vaporising in the upper atmosphere — colloquially a 'shooting star'.
See also
Meteor Showers
Cosmic dust burning in our atmosphere.
Zodiacal Light
A faint cone of light along the ecliptic.
Bolide
A fireball that explodes in flight.
Einstein Ring
A perfect ring of lensed light.
Gravitational Redshift
Light losing energy as it climbs from a gravity well.
Cherenkov Radiation
The blue glow of particles faster than light in a medium.