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Striking photo captures moment meteor fireball flies over Sunderland, England

Sophie Brownson
Sunderland Echo
Wed, 18 Sep 2019 16:32 UTC

Resident Umit Inanc said he spotted the impressive space matter while having a cigarette outside of his home on Oldfield Close, Southwick, on Sunday, September 15.

He said he looked up into the sky at around 10.10pm and saw the meteor flying through the sky.

Umit said: "It was amazingI just went out for a cigarette and the next minute I saw it shooting across the sky.

"I'm a bit into astronomy so I was 100% sure it was a meteor, which means it will dissolve before it hits the ground."

"It it the first time I have seen anything like that - it was quite spooky but nice to see as well."

Stunning meteor fireball captured in central Idaho sky

Sott.net
Fri, 13 Sep 2019 19:45 UTC

On September 12, 2019, the American Meteor Society received a report of a meteor soaring over Glenns Ferry, Idaho. Anna Morris captured the footage with her meteor cam:

Meteor fireball seen flying through the night sky in Parana, Brazil

Sott.net
Fri, 13 Sep 2019 19:09 UTC

On September 13, 2019, the American Meteor Society (AMS) received 12 reports of a meteor over the State of Parana, Brazil. AMS member 'Alessandro R' uploaded footage of the event:

Meteor fireball streaks across the North Carolina sky

abc11.com
Fri, 13 Sep 2019 14:51 UTC

A car dashcam recorded a fireball streaking across the night sky in North Carolina.

A car dashcam recorded a fireball streaking across the night sky in North Carolina.

An ABC11 viewer recorded the video Thursday night while driving on Raleigh Road in Wilson toward Airport Boulevard.

In the top right of the screen, a bright light can be seen entering the frame and streaking toward the horizon for about three seconds.

Double feature: Not one but TWO asteroids set to fly by Earth this weekend

RT
Fri, 13 Sep 2019 12:15 UTC

NASA is brushing off any asteroid alarmism with assurances that Earth is under no immediate danger from incoming space rocks while revealing that two are set to pass our planet safely in the coming days.

Asteroid 2010 C01, measuring roughly 400 to 850 feet (120 to 260 meters) in size, will fly by late on September 13, followed by 2000 QW7 at 950 to 2,100 feet (290 to 650 meters) in the early hours of September 14.

"Both of these asteroids are passing at about 14 lunar distances from the Earth, or about 3.5 million miles away, but small asteroids pass by Earth this close all the time,"said NASA planetary defense officer Lindley Johnson.

Big bright meteor fireball spotted in the Netherlands

Sott.net
Thu, 12 Sep 2019 19:03 UTC

On Thursday afternoon, September 12th, a large, bright meteor/fireball was spotted in the sky over northern parts of the Netherlands. It was seen around 14.50 above Langeoog, an East Frisian Island north of Germany.

While most of the meteor appears to have burned up in the atmosphere, a piece as large as a "fist or a soccer ball" likely ended up in the North Sea.

Media outlet Metro reports it must have been 50 to 100 km above the Earth when it appeared. One hundred eyewitnesses reported seeing the meteor/fireball. Even people in the Dutch province of Noord-Brabant, which lies in the southern part of the country, spotted the fireball trail.

Comment: See also the following previous meteor/fireball events in the Netherlands:

Newly discovered interstellar object is heading our way

RT
Thu, 12 Sep 2019 18:34 UTC

An amateur astronomer has discovered the second known visitor to our part of space from outside the solar system. Even more amazingly, he managed to spot it on approach, meaning we'll have time to study it.

Gennady Borisov of Crimea spotted the interstellar space rock on August 30. It has now been given the official name of C/2019 Q4 (Borisov) by the Minor Planet Center.

Thankfully, the rock poses no risk of colliding with the Earth and making us go the way of the dinosaurs.

The comet has what's known as a 'Hyperbolic trajectory' meaning that it hasn't been interfered with by our sun's gravity which suggests it originated from deep space, outside of our solar system.

The rock is reminiscent of Oumuamua, the first interstellar object we detected as it passed through our solar system, briefly greeting our sun before heading back out again, generating huge excitement here on Earth.

Comment: See also:

Meteor fireball streaks across San Antonio, Texas sky

KENS5
Mon, 09 Sep 2019 15:07 UTC

Eyewitness video captured a meteor streaking across the San Antonio sky over the weekend.

The American Meteor Society confirmed the meteor sighting, which took place Saturday around 10 p.m.

The meteor was seen here in Texas as well as several other states, including New Mexico and Louisiana.

The majority of sightings were reported from the Central Texas area, according to AMS.

Meteors like the one spotted Saturday are often referred to as fireballs, AMS said. They are common events but can often be hard to see in city lights.

The video, shown below, was captured by K. Palivec Saturday night.

Meteor fireball lights up sky over Rīga, Latvia

Toms Bricis
LSM.lv
Tue, 10 Sep 2019 13:26 UTC

On the evening of September 9, a fireball was seen in the sky over Rīga. The object was identified as a bolide - an extremely bright meteor - by the StarSpace observatorija astronomy page.

It was caught on one of the LTV webcams in the Latvian Television building.

StarSpace observatorija noticed a fireball burning in the Rīga sky, seen for about 5 to 6 seconds and burning out mutely with a blue-green flame and a long tail.

Mysterious sonic boom-like noise baffles residents in Glasgow, Scotland

Anna Savva
Daily Star, UK
Sun, 08 Sep 2019 18:18 UTC

A mysterious "sonic boom" has been baffling people after it was heard over Glasgow this afternoon.

The loud boom was captured on video my a concerned resident around 3:17pm, but the source remains unexplained.

Rob McDowall, a resident in Maxwell Park, in the Southside of the city tweeted around 4pm asking: "did anyone else hear a massive boom in Glasgow? Sounded like a sonic boom."

He went on to share CCTV footage of the mystery bang, prompting one woman to say she thought it was a gas explosion in nearby Rutherglen.

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Fire in the Sky

Striking photo captures moment meteor fireball flies over Sunderland, England

Stunning meteor fireball captured in central Idaho sky

Meteor fireball seen flying through the night sky in Parana, Brazil

Meteor fireball streaks across the North Carolina sky

Double feature: Not one but TWO asteroids set to fly by Earth this weekend

Big bright meteor fireball spotted in the Netherlands

Newly discovered interstellar object is heading our way

Meteor fireball streaks across San Antonio, Texas sky

Meteor fireball lights up sky over Rīga, Latvia

Mysterious sonic boom-like noise baffles residents in Glasgow, Scotland

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