Meteor - Laurence Rosenthal, 1979
Original art by John Berkey

Noriyoshi Orai’s Meteor movie poster, 1979

8 years ago, on 15 February 2013, The Chelyabinsk meteor entered Earth’s atmosphere. The light from the meteor was brighter than the Sun, visible up to 100 km (62 mi) away. 

Vintage Magazine - Starburst #018 (1979) (Marvel UK)

Meteor NF.11 flying with a Hawker Hunter T7A at Kemble Air Show, 2009

The Perseids peak this weekend, so don’t forget to look up!

Cover art by Robert McCall, 1979

Here’s a meteor caught on dashcam in Tauranga, New Zealand. It’s amazing how something burning up in our atmosphere can lit up the sky like that:

credit: Josh Sherborne