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Dashcam footage captures a fireball, believed to be a meteor, burning up in the skies above Nottinghamshire. The event was witnessed in Edwalton, Newstead, and on the A453, with one driver expressing amazement at the clear sighting. A meteor is described as space debris that burns up upon entering the Earth's atmosphere, creating a "shooting star," according to the Royal Museums Greenwich.
Photographer Nicholas Roemmelt captured a stunning image of a shooting star, the Milky Way Galaxy, and the Alps during the Perseids meteor shower by blending different exposures taken from the same spot. Despite poor weather conditions, Roemmelt climbed a mountain and successfully captured the shot in 2018. The image, recently featured on NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day, is a composite but all elements were present in the scene. The Perseid meteor shower is currently underway and expected to peak on August 13.