Michigan Residents Startled by Meteor Fireball that Lit up Night Sky, Shook Homes (UPDATED)
The night sky briefly lit up in Michigan on Tuesday night, with a bright flash of light and a loud noise that startled residents. The flash and boom was “NOT thunder or lightning, but instead a likely meteor,” tweeted the National Weather Service for Detroit. It was monitoring feeds from astronomical agencies for official confirmation that it was a meteor, … Continue reading
Meteor Fireball Spotted over Northland New Zealand
Residents of a Far North holiday hotspot were treated to a flashy display of space fireworks late last night. Cable Bay resident Sheryl Day was out on her deck at about 10.45pm when she saw what she described as a “large, intense yellow fireball, tinged with green”. “Out of the corner of my eye, I saw something bright, and as … Continue reading
Madison Wisconsin’s Night Sky Lit up by Meteor Fireball
Cameras outside a University of Wisconsin-Madison facility captured the moment a meteoroid streaked across the night sky. The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies shared footage from a webcam mounted atop the building that captured the fireball’s fall from the sky Monday night. Meteor over #Madison last night! Watch it zoom in near the #Capitol just before … Continue reading
Meteor Fireball Recorded over Denver Area
Denver, Colorado residents had an opportunity to witness an astronomical event Thursday night, as a large fireball streaked across the sky above the Mile High City. A man named Greg Kamer was filming a Christmas light display at the Denver Botanic Gardens when he inched the camera up a little bit and saw something blaze across the sky, KCNC-4 reported. … Continue reading
Exploding Meteor Fireball Caught on New Jersey Police Officer’s Dashcam
A South Jersey police was on patrol when a flash of light suddenly streaked across the early morning sky. Hamilton Township police Sgt. Michael Virga’s dashcam captured the fireball streaking across the sky around 3:09 a.m. Saturday, the Mays Landing-based police department said. The light explodes before disappearing, a rare event called a bolide, police said. The American Meteor Society … Continue reading
Meteor Fireball Exploded over Pennsylvania, Sonic Boom Reported (VIDEOS)
If you were looking up at the sky at 3 a.m. Saturday, you may have seen a bright flash of light. It turns out the flash was the result of a fireball meteor. WGAL reports the fireball meteor was seen over most of the northeastern part of the country. Fireball meteors are brighter than normal meteors, and usually end with … Continue reading
A Large Bright Green Trail Seen High above France
Is it just me or does it seem like these fireballs and unexplained booms are really picking up steam even more lately? via Ciel des Hommes: Question asked on 26-11-2017 by FONTENEAU Bernard, from 85500 les HERBIERS and answered by Thibaut Alexandre – Yesterday morning at the Herbiers in the Vendée, at around 8:45 a. m., I saw a great … Continue reading
Two Large Meteor Fireballs Blaze and Boom over Southern England
Two huge fireballs were widely seen across the country as they blazed across the skies this weekend. Dozens of skywatchers reported spotting the first meteor which flew over England, Wales and northern France shortly after midnight on Saturday. Several even said they heard rumbling and ‘multiple booms lasting 2-3 seconds’ as the object passed overhead although others said it was … Continue reading
Meteor Over Northern Finland Turns Night Into Day, DRAMATIC!
This was pretty dramatic guys! via space.com On the evening of Nov. 16th, aurora tour guide Tony Bateman of northern Finland was indoors, warming up between auroras, when his surroundings began to vibrate. “There was a huge bang and the cottage shook violently,” he reports. “At first I thought it was an earthquake. Or maybe a tree fell on the … Continue reading
Bright Meteor Fireball over Arizona Photographed by Two Photographers 100 Miles Apart
Beautiful photo by Joanne West of the meteor fireball over Arizona, very inspiring…well done! via earthsky: As the Orionids were peaking this past weekend, at least two members of the EarthSky community caught bright meteors in the long-lasting Taurid shower. The two meteor photos on this page appear to show the same bright meteor, although these photographers were separated by … Continue reading
