Did anyone else see the bright light streaking overhead? Several residents across New York state reported seeing a bright object shoot across the sky late Sunday night.

The sighting comes as the skies light up during a very active period for annual meteor showers. There have also been a number of meteor showers occurring in recent weeks, as the Orionids will continue to streak through late November.

There is also the Leonids meteor shower, which peaks in mid-November, and will continue to be seen through the early nights of December.

Space.com had also reported that the Geminid meteor shower will run through December 24, and peaks overnight on December 13 and 14. The Geminid meteor shower is the debris left from the rock comet 3200 Phaethon. The shower averages around 150 meteors per hour.

Bright Object Seen Flaring Over New York State Skies

A number of reports were filed to the American Meteor Society, from New York state residents, that a fireball was seen overhead Sunday night. The object was described as being bright white in color, and was seen falling through the sky for several seconds before burning up in Earth’s upper atmosphere.

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15 New York State Observatories To View Space Like The James Webb

NASA and the James Webb Space Telescope have gotten the world excited about space once again. With breathtaking photos from space, it’s safe to assume that we’ve all got a little bit of “Space Fever.” Where can you look at stars across New York State? Where are the top observatories and places to view space?

If you’re looking to look at the stars, these are some of the top places to sit back and relax from Earth to see them. We did the research for you, and we know these are open to the public. Here’s a list of 15 observatories to check out:

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Did a Small Asteroid Strike Poughkeepsie? 

You may remember reports of the bright fireball that was seen all over the eastern part of the country in November 2020. Some outlets, such as the Gothamist, claim the space rock actually crashed somewhere in the area.

Hundreds of reports poured in from witnesses all over the east coast at around 7:22 P.M. that evening. The American Meteor Society says the fireball’s visible light trail ended somewhere over Poughkeepsie, according to the reports they received. So, probably no.

Bright Lights and Fireballs

As of now, there is no actual evidence of asteroids striking here. That doesn’t mean it hasn’t happened, but there is no “smoking gun” to speak of. Chances are, the fireball simply disintegrated in mid-air.