Astrophotography

This astronomy keychain is for those who look up at the sky. It holds an authentic meteorite fragment that you can hang on your keys or your bag. It is thus a daily reminder that matter from the Solar System also falls to Earth.

Gebel Kamil, the meteorite in your astronomy keychain

You will find, for example, a round metal keychain. It holds a chip of Gebel Kamil, a nickel-rich iron meteorite. This meteorite dug the Kamil crater, in the Egyptian desert. In fact, satellite images revealed this crater in 2008. It comes in a gift case with its certificate of authenticity. It is therefore a small gift that tells a big story.

An astronomy keychain for beginners

• to go with a first telescope or a pair of binoculars;
• as a souvenir of a night of shooting stars;
• finally, for a child who is learning the names of the planets.

This small object thus links the sky we observe with the matter that fell to Earth. Moreover, its price stays affordable, which makes it an easy gift to give.

For your next nights of observation, also check our shooting star calendar.

In addition, all our models appear in the meteorite keychain category.

Meteorite, meteor, shooting star: the right words

A shooting star is the trail of light from a speck of dust that burns up in the atmosphere. A meteorite, on the other hand, is the fragment of rock or metal that survived the journey. It therefore reached the ground.

Our article on the difference between a meteorite and a meteor explains all this in detail.