Countless massive particles from Halley's comet rushed into the earth's atmosphere at speeds of up to 145,000 km / h and caught fire for a few seconds on the night of 20 and dawn on October 21.

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A meteor streak passes through the aurora at Hemnes,
Norway on the night of October 20. (Photo: Tommy Eliassen)

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A camera from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
Capture the meteor scene in the sky of the city
Huntsville, Alaska, USA on the morning of October 21. (Photo: NASA)

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Meteor streaks like a fuzzy thread in the sky
Edwards, California, USA. (Photo: Charlie Prince)

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The stars have great brightness in the sky of Brighton, Wisconsin, USA
makes meteor streaks become blurry when observing with eyes. (Photo: Kevin Palmer)

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The meteor streak appears quite clearly in NASA color-blended images. The picture
The photo was taken in Tullahoma, Tennessee, USA. (Photo: NASA)

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Spectacle in Lake Villa, Illinois, USA. (Photo: Michael Plishka)

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Meteor flies across the sky above Clinton, state
Michigan, USA at dawn on October 21. (Photo: Dale Mayotte)