EarthSky News - Oct 24 - Alligators Eat Sharks, Taurid Fireballs

October 24 Alligators Eat Sharks, Taurid Fireballs by:

Alligators eat sharks Jaws beware! Alligators might be coming for you, according to new research. From Arizona, 2 Taurid fireball photos First 2 Taurid fireball photos we've seen this year, but we're expecting more. How 2 photographers, 100 miles apart, likely saw the same bright meteor. Tonight … Apogee moon, still near Saturn Apogee means farthest from Earth. How cold and wet in the US this winter? La Niña (or not) is the biggest wildcard in how this year's winter might shape up. Overall, NOAA's outlook suggests a relatively cool, wet U.S. North - and warm, dry U.S. South - this winter.

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Apogee moon, still near Saturn This most-distant moon of October, 2017 lingers near Saturn.

From Arizona, 2 Taurid fireball photos This Taurid fireball is from Friday evening, caught by Joanne West. Click in for the same meteor caught by Eliot Herman, 100 miles away. Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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