The author's artistic rendition of the "Great Fireball of '66". At around 7:15pm, on Sunday, April 24, 1966 – fifty-seven years ago this past April - I was 8 years old, and I just happened to be passing by the open front door to our house, in Falmouth, Massachusetts, facing, due, West...If I had been doing anything else - other, than that – I could not be writing this today… This is my digital painting/impression of the “Fireball”, as I observed it from my front door-step, super-imposed onto a photo of the Mullen-Hall School, in Falmouth, as seen from my perspective. I remember that the sky was still light, and absolutely cloudless (about 30 minutes after sunset) when I noticed a bright ball of light about the size and brightness of the full moon approaching from my left in my field of view (toward the South). I remember being, "frozen", in place, as I watched this bight, "thing” – I first thought it was maybe a burning aircraft, moving parallel wit

The radiant Geminid meteor shower over the Carnegie Las Campanas observatory, near the Atacama desert in Chile, Dec. 14, 2015. The Milky Way and bright stars, Rigel in the Orion constellation, and Sirius in the Canis Major constellation, shine brightly. The night sky is a treasure trove of celestial wonders, and one of the most awe-inspiring events it has to offer is a meteor shower. While many meteor showers occur throughout the year, a few stand out as the best displays of shooting stars and captivating stargazers with their mesmerizing celestial light shows. Among these, the Perseids, Geminids, and Quadrantids are some of the most eagerly anticipated meteor showers. The Perseid meteor shower, which peaks in mid-August, is a celestial spectacle that should not be missed. This annual event is known for producing up to 100 meteors per hour, originating from the comet Swift-Tuttle. To observe the Perseids, head to a dark location away from city lights, lie back, and let your eyes