Fireballs streaking towards the skies over Los Angeles next week (VIDEO)

 

LOS ANGELES, CA – Los Angelinos have reported seeing large streaks of light across the sky on Wednesday night. Residents reported seeing a fiery meteor that cast a greenish haze and broke apart. Scientists report that meteor showers are common this time of year, but that we haven’t seen anything yet. Taurid meteor showers will reach their peak on November 16th and 17th and observers will reportedly be able to view 10 to 20 large fireballs each hour.

KCAL9 spoke to Dr. Laura Danly, a curator at the Griffith Observatory who said, “They’re flying into the Earth’s atmosphere and they’re burning up. It’s kind of like when astronauts return to the Earth’s atmosphere and there is all that heat during re-entry. Same idea. These rocks are literally burning up.  And that’s what you’re seeing.”


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