shooting star

An object burning up on atmospheric entry, seen from far away as a streak of light in the sky. If the object appears as a fireball or is recognizable as a lump of rock or debris, use the meteor tag instead. See forum topic #5294.

See also

• comet
• contrail
• meteor
• meteor shower
• star trail
• twinkle in the sky

The following tags are aliased to this tag: shooting_stars (learn more).