Halloween is on the horizon, and astronomers at the Meteoroid Environment Office at NASA’s Marshall Space have collected their favorite eerie images from various meteor cameras. They found everything from creepy crawlies to nocturnal visitors to a bubbling cauldron in the night sky. Happy Halloween…now here’s a look at some things that go bump in the night.
Creepy Crawly (bug on camera dome)
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Who Goes There! (owl perching on camera lens)
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Cauldron Bubble (cloudy moonlit night)
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Spirit Orb (moon halo caused by moonlight refracting through ice crystals in the air)
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The Grim (a break in the clouds)
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