Another bright fireball was seen in the sky for the second time in just a few days, this time in Thailand.
The American Meteor Society received several reports Monday of the fireball from around Thailand.
This is the second bright meteor, or bolide, that was captured by drivers over the past few days.
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On Halloween, people in Poland and parts of Germany were witness to a bright meteor as it streaked across the sky.
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Earth is currently entering a stream of debris leftover from a passing comet. As the debris enters our atmosphere, they burn up, and appear as streaks of light — meteors. Larger pieces of debris can produce intense meteors, resulting in a brightness that would outshine a full moon, as was the case in the Thailand meteor.
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We experience meteor showers such as this one — the Taurid meteor shower — almost every month. Though the Taurids don’t typically produce a lot of meteors or bright ones, it was anticipated that this year would be more impressive.
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