These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'meteor.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. 2021 One notable example of this is Phaethon, the cometlike asteroid that creates the Geminid meteor showers that occur in our skies every December. 2021 Perseid meteor shower, though the event may be hampered by wildfire season in the Pacific Northwest. 2021 The Perseid meteor shower is set to peak in the latter half of this week, putting on what is perhaps one of the most spectacular natural light shows of the year.ī, 10 Aug. If you like graphic-adventures as much as we do, you surely have played or at least heard of 'Maniac Mansion' or its sequel 'Day of the Tentacle', published by LucasArts (formerly known as LucasFilm Games). Amy: Tails, what are you doing Tails: Laying down on a rock looking at the sky. Team Sonic is watching a meteor shower over it near a campfire. 2021 In late summer, the Hollywood spotlight shifts to a celestial premiere: the annual Perseid meteor shower.ĭaric L. A large and very bright fireball meteor lit up the night sky above Tampa Bay and a good part of Florida Wednesday evening. This is a transcript on the Sonic Boom episode ' The Meteor '. Maya Kachroo-levine, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug.

2021 Verijet is currently taking passengers up to see the ongoing Perseid meteor shower. 24, with peak times this week.Ĭlarisa Diaz, Quartz, 12 Aug.

2021 The Perseids meteor shower can be viewed until Aug. 2021 Like other remote parts of the West, the dunes are usually an ideal spot to catch the annual summer light show put on by the Perseid meteor shower, which peaks this week. This meteor shower tends to throw the most shooting stars at us between midnight and sunrise, although anytime after the sun sets is fair game to observe a few. Recent Examples on the Web Sodium creates an orange light, not something observed much in the Geminids meteor shower.Īshley Strickland, CNN, 17 Aug.

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