© Tove HavelandTove Haveland took these pictures in the sky over Hardanger. She had just seen a fireball breaking atmosphere above Norway.
Tove Haveland is still exhilarated by the experience very early on Wednesday morning. While most of Norheimsund was asleep, the paperboy was out driving today's deliveries. Then she saw something in the morning sky.
- It was a little before half past five and I saw the moon in the top right corner of the eye. Then it happened: It was as if something exploded in the sky.
- Then it was just like a ball of fire fell from the sky, it fell straight down and slid slowly down. The color was the same as the moon, but it is not lit up in the same manner, says Haveland.
Flames
It all lasted several seconds, and was far bigger than a star.
- Fireball was like a squid with arms trailing behind them. I saw flames all over it and it was an awesome sight, depicting Haveland.
Newspaper round was not quite as common.
- My heart was beating very afterwards and I do not know if I remembered to put all the papers in mailboxes later. When I got home, I almost felt like I had dreamed it all, says Norheimsund woman.
When she got home she still visible in the sky for the phenomenon: Two long and wide lines that showed how fireball had dropped, which lingered for several hours afterwards.
© PrivateThe son of Tove Haveland took this picture at sunrise, an hour after the fireball was visible. It shows clear traces where the meteor was visible in the sky.
Paper boy took pictures of the white streaks in the sky, and sent them to astrophysicist Knut Jorgen Roed Odegaard. After seeing the pictures, he can tell that it was not just a newspaper carriers in Norheimsund who saw the fireball.
© Studio VestMore to it: - We have received observations from large parts of southern Scandinavia about fireball, says astrophysicist Knut Jorgen Roed Odegaard.
A fireball is a powerful meteor that breaks the atmosphere before it starts to burn. The tracks Tove Haveland photographed is most likely ash clouds fireball leaves.
- It is very interesting pictures, he says.
Traveled towards Sweden
He could tell that the fireball could be seen throughout southern Scandinavia at 05.24 or 05.25.
- It says something about how violent it has been. Observations from Sweden shows that the bullet fell from east to west, and went across the border to Sweden.
So far there's been no reports of audio or boom from the meteor, which means it probably burned up before it hit the ground.
- These things happen in fits and starts. Previous fireball over Norway was 31 March, whereas before it was several months since the last time, he says.
He posted a message on astroevents.no the fireball today, and want more tips on the meteor to find out where it may have fallen.
© Joakim EvensenSandefjord: The meteor was visible across southern Norway and passed over to Sweden. Joakim Evensen took this photo from the airplane market in Sandefjord. The picture shows a strange skymonster, showing possibly remnants from smoke strip after the fireball.
The paper boy is surprised when she hears what she has seen. Especially that it crossed the border in the east.
- I thought it landed in the mountains here in Hardanger. When I think of the enormous size it has had, it looked like it was close, says Tove Haveland.
She is often alone out at night and see things in the sky the rest of us do not get with us.
- When I see the northern lights I think often it can be scary. For when I experience such great natural phenomenon makes me feel very small here on earth.
© Tove HavelandIt may look like contrails, but is probably dust clouds after the powerful meteor.
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