Astronomical Meteor Rehabbing

THIS METEOR SHOWER WEEKEND, REMEMBER: IF YOU FIND A METEOR ON THE GROUND, DON'T TRY TO RETURN IT TO THE SKY YOURSELF. INSTEAD, CONTACT AN OBSERVATORY, WHERE ASTRONOMICAL REHABBERS WILL CARE FOR IT, AND HOPEFULLY RELEASE IT BACK INTO THE WILD WITH THE NEXT SPACE LAUNCH.

A simple stick-figure comic shows someone finding a meteor on the ground and attempting to throw it back into the sky, marked with an X. The second panel recommends contacting an observatory so astronomical rehabbers can care for the meteor and release it with a future space launch. The joke humorously treats meteors like injured wild animals requiring rehabilitation.

• @rzeczyzabawne / 17785 2024-08-10