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    Meteors from Fragments of Chang Zheng 2F Rocket Launch   
      
      October 24, 2022   
      
      
       IMG_basura_cohete_chino_20-06-2022 (1 de 1)   
      
      Photographer:  Ana García Suárez   
      Summary Author:  Ana García Suárez   
      Near the summit of  Mirador Infinito on the island of La Palma, a   
      group of stargazers were startled by a phenomenon they first thought to   
      be a meteor shower. Several aligned  fireballs moved slowly crossing   
      the night sky leaving behind distinct trails. They later discover that   
      these meteors occurred as a result of one of the phases of the   
       Chang Zheng 2F rocket, launched on June 5 (2022), breaking up upon   
      re-entering the Earth’s atmosphere. White and orange lights formed a   
      row of fireballs from fragments of the rocket that became incandescent   
      as a result of friction with the  upper atmosphere. Because at the   
      time these stargazers didn’t know the true explanation, it surely   
      looked like a scene from a  dystopian movie. Photo taken on June 20,   
      2021.   
      
      
      La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain Coordinates: 28.7134, -17.9058   
      
      
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