starfall
Celestial bodies descending
A starfall is a meteor shower—the phenomenon of numerous meteors appearing to fall through the night sky.
The word evokes the visual impression of stars tumbling from their fixed positions: We stayed up late to watch the starfall.
Starfall carries a more poetic, fairy-tale quality than the technical *meteor shower*, appearing often in fantasy literature and video games.
Space debris reaching Earth
- fireballLuminous meteor or explosion
- bolideDetonating meteor, very bright
- streakUnbroken series
- blazeIntense burning fire
trail · atmosphere · entry · burn · disintegrate · flash · plummet · descent
Desire for good outcomes
- desireIntense wanting
- dreamSleeping mind's narrative
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
aspiration · prayer · superstition · folklore · luck · tradition · childhood · magic
Presentation for viewing
- showerWater spray for bathing
- cascadeSuccessive downward flow
- phenomenonExtraordinary observable occurrence
- brillianceExceptional intelligence or luster
splendor · magnificence · grandeur · pageantry · dazzle · fireworks · light show · extravaganza
Orderly totality of existence
- night skyDarkness above after sunset
- galaxyGravitationally bound stellar mass
- nebulaInterstellar gas formation
- observatoryFacility for celestial study
telescope · astronomer · astrophysics · stargazing · universe · magnitude · light-year · supernova
meteorite
Space debris reaching Earth
blaze · trail · atmosphere · entry · burn · disintegrate · flash · plummet · descent · crater
hope
Desire for good outcomes
yearning · aspiration · prayer · superstition · folklore · luck · tradition · childhood · magic · make a wish
display
Presentation for viewing
- showerWater spray for bathing
- cascadeSuccessive downward flow
- phenomenonExtraordinary observable occurrence
brilliance · splendor · magnificence · grandeur · pageantry · dazzle · fireworks · light show · extravaganza · panorama
cosmos
Orderly totality of existence
- night skyDarkness above after sunset
- galaxyGravitationally bound stellar mass
- nebulaInterstellar gas formation
observatory · telescope · astronomer · astrophysics · stargazing · universe · magnitude · light-year · supernova · Milky Way
twilight
Light after sunset
- darknessTotal absence of light
- moonlightReflected solar radiance, nocturnal
- nocturnalActive during darkness
nightfall · midnight · dusk · gloaming · silhouette · campfire · blanket · stillness · wonder · awe
- celestial eventssolar eclipse, lunar eclipse, meteor shower, eclipse, supernova
- Fantasy Weatherice storm, ethereal glow
- celestial signsAries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo
fall, star, fallen, stars, downfall, stellar, starry, constellation, interstellar