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Huge meteor fireball spotted in skies over Cornwall, UK


Pirate FM
Fri, 24 Jan 2020 13:48 UTC
Huge fireball filmed over Bude, north Cornwall
Huge fireball filmed over Bude, north Cornwall
A huge fireball has been spotted in the skies over north Cornwall and the video is a must-watch!

Chris Small from Ocean and Earth Photography managed to catch the phenomenon on camera at Bude.

Now the photographer has released this incredible timelapse video.

If you watch one video all day - make it this one!

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Asteroid fireball explodes over the Great Lakes


RT
Thu, 23 Jan 2020 16:32 UTC
Asteroid oevr Great Lakes
© illustration PX FuelThe asteroid landed in Lake Huron on Tuesday.
The shattered remains of an asteroid now lie on the floor of one of North America's Great Lakes after travelling from beyond Mars to rain down on Earth in a blaze of fire.

Numerous eyewitnesses reported seeing the raging fireball streak across the sky on Tuesday night and experts calculate that it travelled nearly half a billion kilometers before coming to rest in its watery grave on the floor of Lake Huron.

Meteor scientist Peter Brown reported that the trajectory of the space rock's flight reveal that it travelled from the asteroid belt beyond Mars before hitting our planet.

The University of Western Ontario astronomer shared observatory footage on Twitter which captured the space visitor lighting up the night sky.
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Blazing blue meteor turns night into day over Israel


The Times of Israel
Wed, 22 Jan 2020 14:20 UTC
Driver says he was 'left speechless' by power and beauty of sight; Israeli Astronomical Association says dozens of sightings also reported from Lebanon and Cyprus
Meteor fireball over highway
Meteor fireball over highway
A large meteor lit up the night sky over Israel with a blue flash so bright it was seen in neighboring Lebanon and Cyprus.

One witness was driving along Route 6 on Tuesday evening when suddenly he saw a blue ball flash through the sky. He later discovered his dashboard camera had captured the sight.

The man, who identified himself as Ori, told Channel 12 that he quickly stopped his car on the side of the road to rewatch it.

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Meteor fireball spotted over Huron County, Ontario

Scott Miller
CTV News
Wed, 22 Jan 2020 14:13 UTC
A fireball spotted over Kintail, Ont. on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020 is seen in this image from the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada's Collingwood Observatory.
© @pgbrown / TwitterA fireball spotted over Kintail, Ont. on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020 is seen in this image from the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada's Collingwood Observatory.
What's believed to be a meteor lit up the skies over Huron County Tuesday night.

An observatory at Western University captured the fireball heading from Brussels towards Kintail around 9 p.m.

Researchers say they suspect it was a collection of small meteorites, about the size of a softball, that likely landed in Lake Huron.

It happened so fast, no people have reported seeing it. It was only captured by observatories at Western University, as well as in Elginfield and Collingwood.


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Mysterious fireball flies across sky before disappearing over Southampton, UK

Daniel Vassie
The Daily Echo
Tue, 21 Jan 2020 14:35 UTC
Mysterious 'fireball' flies across Southampton sky before disappearing
Mysterious 'fireball' flies across Southampton sky before disappearing
A MYSTERIOUS object was seen flying across Southampton before "bursting into flames" and plummeting to the ground.

Residents watched in shock as an unidentified object with a twisted vapour trail began to pass over the city, before it caught fire and suddenly began to fall to the ground.

This happened at around 4.45pm on Saturday January 18, and the object was seen to be travelling towards the Weston Shore, but was believed to be around "20 to 30 miles away".

Comment: The following evening a meteor fireball was filmed over East Anglia, UK

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Meteor fireball filmed over East Anglia, UK

David Bale
Eastern Daily Press
Wed, 22 Jan 2020 14:17 UTC
A fireball was captured on video crashing to earth near Ipswich.
© Matthew and Claire LingA fireball was captured on video crashing to earth near Ipswich.
A couple were left stunned as they watched a fireball crashing to earth in East Anglia.

It was spotted across Norfolk and Suffolk on Sunday, January 19 with sightings in Haddiscoe, Norwich, Blakeney, East Rudham and Wells.

Matthew and Claire Ling were travelling near Ipswich when they spotted it at 5.12pm.
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Bright meteor fireball blazes over Cyprus


Sott.net
Wed, 22 Jan 2020 07:21 UTC
Cyprus meteor fireball
© YouTube/AMS event #405-2020 (screen capture)
The American Meteor Society (AMS) has received 121 reports about a meteor fireball seen over Cyprus (Ammochostos, Famagusta, Λάρνακα, Larnaca, Larnaka, Lefkoşa kazası, Limasol, Limassol, Nicosia, North District and Paphos) on Tuesday, January 21st 2020 around 20:08 UT.

Two videos were uploaded to the AMS website:

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Did a meteorite start a fire and leave a small crater in Florida?

Michael Paluska
ABC
Wed, 08 Jan 2020 00:23 UTC
crater fire anna maria island florida meteorite
© ABC NewsA small crater at the site of a small fire is prompting questions
A ball of fire, then a small crater left behind. The owners tell us something had to hit the fence; something had to have been hot enough to set a patch of trees on fire and burn the siding of a nearby building.

The question now, what was it?

That is the mystery some people who live on Holmes Beach are trying to solve.

"All of a sudden fire started, and nobody knows why," Carol Whitmore said.

Whitmore was out walking her dog around 10:15 p.m. Friday when she looked across the street and saw a fire on her neighbor's property. The flames were along the side of the house on the property line burning in a bank of trees.

The heat was strong enough to char the siding of a nearby shed.

Comment: That NASA "expert" is anything but. There are documented cases of finding small meteorites immediately after landfall. They are always described as hot.

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Meteor fireball filmed over Sarasota, Florida


Mysuncoast.com
Fri, 17 Jan 2020 13:58 UTC
Did you see the fireball that lit up the Suncoast sky?
Did you see the fireball that lit up the Suncoast sky?
Dozens of people, including ABC7′s Chief Meteorologist Bob Harrigan, saw an apparent meteor last night.

Shortly before midnight on Thursday, January 16, Gail tells ABC7 she saw a huge fireball streak across the sky. She was watching TV, facing her backdoor, when she saw what looked like a comet with a tail going horizontally through the sky. She says, "It was AWESOME!"

ABC7 posted about it on Facebook to see if anyone got video and, as it happens, Jackie Greenough did. When you watch the video, which is timestamped at 11:57pm, you'll see little chaotic streaks - those are bugs flying about - but look in the upper middle of the screen. You'll see the fireball as it moves decisively across the sky. It lasts at least 13 seconds before moving out of frame.
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Hurricanes, earthquakes and now a daytime meteor: Fireball blazes over Puerto Rico in broad daylight


Sputnik News
Sat, 18 Jan 2020 07:14 UTC
meteor puerto rico
© porlosmares / instagram
The US territory has been jolted by a series of powerful tremors since the beginning of this year. The island has also been recovering from the aftermath of Hurricane Maria that ravaged the territory in 2017.

Citizens of Puerto Rico have taken to social media platforms to share photos and videos of an unusual celestial phenomenon they witnessed on Friday afternoon.

In the media posts, a meteor-like fireball was seen swiftly flashing through a blue cloudless sky before disappearing moments later.
puerto rico meteor
© NOAAA bright meteor fireball disintegrated in the sky over Puerto Rico on January 17 at 4:30 p.m. EST time Friday. This was the moment it detonated in the atmosphere north of the island

Comment: A "rare" event, eh?...

10 Apr 2019: Bright meteor fireball filmed streaking through Puerto Rico skies
27 Jun 2019: Astronomers spotted a car-size asteroid just hours before it exploded over Puerto Rico
26 Jul 2017: Meteor fireball explodes over Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico
03 Jun 2016: Bright meteor fireball visible from the entire island of Puerto Rico
03 Apr 2015: Big fireball over Puerto Rico
30 Apr 2014: Meteor fireball blazes over Puerto Rico

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