2026 November 08 - Major Fireball Meteor

A fireball photographed over Italy's Dolomites on November 14, 2017, provides a striking introduction to exceptionally bright meteors. Its reported connection to the Northern Taurids brings this older image into the context of November's recurring meteor activity.

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