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Fire in the Sky
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The flash could be seen in several parts of the country, including the capital, Thai media report. Dashcam videos published soon after the fireball hit the sky show the dark night turn into day for a few seconds.
According to the National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand, it is suspected that the fireball was a small meteor that burnt up in the atmosphere at a high altitude.
The mysterious clouds were seen on the morning of Sunday above a barracks and last for about an hour
Residents in the area noticed the colourful cloud in the morning, describing it as a 'huge question mark hanging in the northern sky,' reports The People's Daily Online.
Pictures of the unusual phenomenon have sent the Chinese online community into overdrive with many speculating what the shadowy object could be.
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Marcel, one of the Dutch observers who was in Enschede at the time, said that the color of the fireball was white. The "falling star", as some call it, was also seen above the city Alkmaar. Where exactly the fireball in Belgium was seen was not specified.
19:22 uur #vallende ster #meteoriet boven Alkmaar gezien— Marco Polle (@PolleMarco) October 27, 2015
The American Meteor Society and the International Meteor Association received over 60 reports so far about a fireball event over the Eastern Poland on Saturday, October 31st 2015 around 18:05UT. Observers from as far the Netherlands and Austria reported seeing a bright light in the sky. Below is a heat map of the witness reports.
The preliminary estimated trajectory plotted from the witness reports shows the meteor was traveling from the SE-NW and ended its (visible) flight few miles east of the German Border.
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AMS Event#2824-2015 – Heatmap.
AMS Event#2824-2015 – Heatmap.
"We strongly suspect that it was a meteorite," head of LAPAN Thomas Djamaluddin said as quoted by tribunnews.com.
When locals in the area reported the object, Thomas said that researchers at LAPAN said that it could have been falling space junk.
"But just like what happened in 2003, we found no indication that the object was man-made," he said.
Locals in Rejang Lebong reported on Monday sighting a fiery alien object that blazed across the night sky.
Others reported that they heard a loud bang and that some windows in local houses were shattered.
LAPAN said it would not immediately send a team to the area.
"We have not sent a team because it could have fallen into a forest. We don't know the exact location," Thomas said.
This awesome picture was captured on October 30, 2015 in Slovenia...
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Map showing over 230 meteor/fireball sightings reported in the California region on the AMS website (screen capture)
Map showing over 230 meteor/fireball sightings reported in the California region on the AMS website (screen capture)
According to the American Meteor Society (AMS) website, there were over 230 separate reports of meteor/fireballs over California and nearby states on 23/24 October 2015.
Something wicked this way comes!
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Although the meteorite fell on October 22, the Astronomical Observatory of the University published its report on Wednesday.
"The piece of meteorite was first observed at the height of 67.2 meters, but then was quickly lost out of sight at the height of 62.1 meters," the ISU statement said.
Comment: There must be some confusion on the university's part: what was observed was a 'meteor fireball'. A 'meteorite' is the actual piece(s) of rock/metal that is later found on the ground or in the water.
The meteorite didn't have as much hitting power due to the celestial body catching up with the Earth. That's why the speed of the meteorite didn't exceed 13 km/s when it hit the lake.
Comment: Hmm, well that's pure guess-work on their part. And it doesn't sound plausible. The more likely reason for its slow speed is related to electrical interaction with the atmosphere/local region.
According to ISU scientists, the meteorite landed one kilometer away from the shore of Baikal near the village of Bolshoe Goloustnoe. Local residents noticed the meteorite fall and actively discussed the event in online forums.
The peak of the 2015 Orionid meteor shower has passed now. Here are some awesome photos from the Earthsky community!
Barry Simmons said: "Caught this Orionid fireball on the morning of October 22. It's the BEST meteor shot I've gotten since I started shooting meteors several years ago." Captured at Lake Martin, Alabama. Thank you, Barry, and thanks Nanette Estes Simmons!
John Ashely took this photo in Makoshika State Park, near Glendive, Montana on October 20, 2015. He told EarthSky: "Nice amount of moonlight to start off last night's portion of the Orionid meteor shower. Only saw about a dozen bright ones but they were spectacular as always. Shot at Makoshika State Park, which derives its name from the Lakota phrase for bad land."
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Comment: A couple of months ago a massive daytime meteor fireball was also witnessed in Thailand