Objects imaged are constellations, interesting planetary configurations, meteors, and bright comets. Andromedid meteors sometimes appear as red fireballs. The main factor in mass gain is in-falling material, cosmic dust, meteors, etc. At these times, there is an increase in meteors and noctilucent clouds. Millions of meteors occur in Earth's atmosphere daily. The mesosphere is also the layer where most meteors burn up upon atmospheric entrance. The painting is striking for its inclusion of phosphorescent meteors, vaporous luminosity, and spectral protagonists. Epsilon Geminid meteors have a higher velocity than Orionids. There is also some gas, plasma and dust, and small meteors. The squadron flew 18,872 sorties, including 3,872 in Mustangs and 15,000 in Meteors. Most meteors glow for about a second. This band is regularly replenished by sodium sublimating from incoming meteors. The war ended with the Meteors having destroyed 46 German aircraft through ground attack. Four Gloster Meteors were used as target-towers. Vampires were replaced by Gloster Meteors, No.