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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
       Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our   
         fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation   
                       written by a professional astronomer.   
      
                                   2025 July 23   
       A bright streak is pictured through a starry sky over a beach spotted   
       with the husks of dead trees. The rollover shows the resulting smoke   
        trail from the bright meteor. Moving the cursor over the image will   
      bring up an annotated version. Clicking on the image will bring up the   
       highest resolution version available. Please see the explanation for   
                            more detailed information.   
      
                            Fireball over Cape San Blas   
                       Image Credit & Copyright: Jason Rice   
      
      Explanation: Have you ever seen a fireball? In astronomy, a fireball is   
      a very bright meteor -- one at least as bright as Venus and possibly   
      brighter than even a full Moon. Fireballs are rare -- if you see one   
      you are likely to remember it for your whole life. Physically, a   
      fireball is a small rock that originated from an asteroid or comet that   
      typically leaves a fading smoke trail of gas and dust as it shoots   
      through the Earth's atmosphere. It is unlikely that any single large   
      ground strike occurred -- much of the rock likely vaporized as it broke   
      up into many small pieces. The featured picture was captured last week   
      from a deadwood beach in Cape San Blas, Florida, USA.   
      
                Piece it Back Together: Astronomy Puzzle of the Day   
                          Tomorrow's picture: open space   
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