Fireball of 1910 Remains a Mystery
Was it an astral body or a weather anomaly that a Kenosha neighborhood witnessed on a summer’s morning more than 100 years ago? The incident was recorded on the front page of the Kenosha Evening News of Aug. 25, 1910. Witnesses said a great ball of fire came through the sky in the area of Grand Avenue (52nd Street) and … Continue reading
Large Meteor Fireball Seen Over Calabria, Sicily and Malta
Witnesses see white ball of fire, ahead of the shower of meteors from the Delta Aquarids over July and August A meteor passing over Calabria, Sicily and Malta in the Mediterranean was witnessed by skygazers yesterday at 11pm, as the celestial object ploughed through the summer night sky towards the southeast. A full moon illuminated the field through which the … Continue reading
Unusually Long Lasting Ball of Fire Over New Zealand
A fireball that lit up southern skies last night was not a meteor, but something much rarer, a leading astronomer says. Minutes after the bright orange ball flashed across the sky about 6.30pm, hundreds of people from Dunedin to Nelson took to social media to report having seen it. Former resident superintendent of Canterbury University’s Mt John Observatory Alan Gilmore … Continue reading
Gigantic ‘Fireball’ Scorches through the Sky over Hampshire
The UK Meteor Network has recorded incredible pictures of a “fireball” lighting up the skies over Hampshire. Stargazers took advantage of the clear weather to snap the meteor from four different locations at about 2am last night. The group’s camera network recorded black and white images of the astonishing fireball, which would have made a dramatic sight on a dark … Continue reading
