Nov. 2, 2026

2026 November 03 - Comet PanSTARRs and Rainbow Meteor

2026 November 03 - Comet PanSTARRs and Rainbow Meteor
2026 November 03 - Comet PanSTARRs and Rainbow Meteor
NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day
2026 November 03 - Comet PanSTARRs and Rainbow Meteor

Comet Pan-STARRS shares the sky with a colorful meteor in this photograph from France. Their chance alignment introduces comet tails, glowing meteors, and the comet debris behind November's meteor showers.

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