WMUR Channel 9
Tue, 30 Dec 2008 21:20 CST
According to the astronomy Web site spaceweather.com, witnesses saw the meteor at about 9:30 p.m. in skies over New Hampshire, Maine and New York.
The meteor cut across the sky for a few seconds before exploding. It was unclear whether any pieces reached the ground.
Witnesses said the meteor had an apparent magnitude of about -9. The brighter an object, the lower the magnitude. In comparison, the full moon has a magnitude of -12.6 and Venus can reach a magnitude of -4.7.
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Quite large & low in the sky. Greenish-yellowish light with hairy sparks flying out... amazing!!!