Fireball over Odda
Fireball over Odda
Fireball over Odda may be a meteor. The Norwegian Meteor Network are asking people to be aware aorund Ringdal lake in Odda. There may have rained meteorites this week.

On Wednesday evening , at 19.33 according to calculations of the meteorite network a meteor went up in flames in the sky close to the border to Hardangervidda near Odda in Hordaland.

The fireball is described as blue-green in color and was visible for three to four seconds. Fireball is alleged to have come in far west on the plateau, and exploded about 25 kilometers northeast of Odda.

It is not know exactly where the meteorite exploded, but it is thought to be around the Ringdal lake. The Infrasound radar Løten, 275 kilometers away, recorded the pressure wave 14 minutes after the explosion. Data there suggest that it was around 25 km above the ground when it happened , which provide good opportunities for small parts to have fallen to the ground as meteorites.

Meteor Network calls for observations and are asking people in the area to be on the lookout for special stones