Yǔnxīng zhuìluò shí, tiānkōng zhōng chūxiàn le míngliàng de guāngjì.
As the meteor fell, a bright trail appeared in the sky.
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陨星 (meteorite/falling star) is related to but distinct from 流星 (liúxīng, shooting star/meteor, still in the sky) and 陨石 (yǔnshí, meteorite, already on the ground). 陨 means to fall from the sky.