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Stunning Fireball Dazzles Stargazers at Arizona Observatory

6/1/2025

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A dazzling fireball streaked through the night sky, mesmerizing onlookers at Kitt Peak National Observatory in Tucson, Arizona. Perched over a mile high in the serene Sonoran Desert, this observatory boasts perfect conditions for stargazing. To be deemed a fireball, a meteor must shine brighter than an apparent magnitude of -4, and this one certainly did!

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A dazzling fireball streaked through the night sky, mesmerizing onlookers at Kitt Peak National Observatory in Tucson, Arizona. Perched over a mile high in the serene Sonoran Desert, this observatory boasts perfect conditions for stargazing. To be deemed a fireball, a meteor must shine brighter than an apparent magnitude of -4, and this one certainly did!