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Dashcam captures spectacular meteor fireball in Canberra, Australia

Andrew Brown
The Canberra Times
Fri, 14 Jun 2019 20:18 UTC

If you looked skywards on Thursday and thought you saw a flash of blue light up the night sky, you weren't imagining it.

Canberra was treated to a spectacular meteor display late on Thursday, just after 10pm, with many capturing the spectacle on camera.

While it looked large, Australian National University astronomy professor Dr Brad Tucker said the meteor itself was relatively small.

"It was probably between 20 and 50 centimetres in size. It was a relatively small meteor, it just appears very bright," Dr Tucker said.

"The blue-green colour that everyone saw was because these meteors are mostly iron and nickel, and when it melts as it burns up in the atmosphere, it burns that colour.

Multiple reports of meteor fireball soaring over Brazil

Sott.net
Fri, 07 Jun 2019 01:29 UTC

The American Meteor Society received 84 reports of a fireball over Brazil on June 7, 2019. The meteor was reportedly seen all over the country. Cassio P. and Delcio N. were able to capture video footage of the event:

Massive meteor fireball last month turned night into day in Adelaide, Australia

Sputnik
Fri, 07 Jun 2019 02:12 UTC

A late night sight that definitely woke up countless residents!

Late last month, Australia's Adelaide experienced a spectacular and somewhat alarming sight as a fireball released a massive flare in the night sky before plummeting to Earth.

The meteor, captured on the Royal Adelaide Hospital's helipad camera, shined so bright that it made the sky appear to be in mid-sunrise at one point.

Large Fireball Lights up Skies Over Andalucia, Southern Spain

Fernando Gómez Sánchez
Sott.net
Sun, 02 Jun 2019 20:20 UTC

Fireball benamaurel, Spain, June 1st 2019

In the early hours of Saturday June 1st 2019, a large fireball was seen above the skies of Southern Spain. The startling spectacle lasted approximately 3 seconds as the meteor/fireball turned night into day for a brief moment over the town of Benamaurel, Granada province.
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Driver shocked as meteor fireball flashes across south east England

Harry Bullmore
The Argus
Sun, 02 Jun 2019 19:08 UTC

A 'FIREBALL' has been seen blazing a trail across the skies of Sussex.

One Twitter user said: "Just driving through and looked up to see something we could only describe as a fireball.

"It was a real 'wow' moment, I just saw it fly across the windscreen.

"It was low and very fireball-like."

The UK Meteor Observation Network posted an image of the fireball, taken in East Barnet in London.

Mystery surrounds 'massive bang' in Plymouth, England

Jamie Hawkins
Plymouth Live
Tue, 28 May 2019 10:56 UTC

Plymouth residents say they were woken to "a massive bang" in the middle of the night - but no-one knows what it was.

Several people on social media said there was some activity in the St Judes area of the city during the early hours of Monday morning.

She tweeted: "there was a massive bang at 4.10am heard in st Jude's, anyone know what it was please? Scared the life outta me it was so loud."

Comment: A subsequent article reports that the loud bang was caused by fireworks. The noise was heard the Hooe, Laira, Mutley and St Jude's sections of Plymouth which encompasses about a 4-5 mile area. We doubt fireworks could cause such an uproar at 4:00 am.

"I sat up and opened the window, (I live in an attic room, so I have a very good view south over the PL4 area and over to PL1 and PL9) but couldn't see anything. I could hear seagulls flying away, squawking in surprise and fear.

"To me the boom noise sounded like a firework, but I saw no fireworks or lights in the sky.

One comment on social media read: "Defo a pretty firework, I saw it whilst working nights on Laira train depot."

Another said: " Sure there were fireworks going off between 3-4 o'clock I could hear from Mutley."

Nighttime meteor fireball reported flying over Germany, France

Sott.net
Wed, 22 May 2019 21:34 UTC

The American Meteor Society (AMS) received 8 reports of a meteor flying over Germany and France on the night of May 22, 2019. AMS member Jurgen D. uploaded video footage of the event from his all-sky camera:

Meteor fireball captured over northern Germany

Sott.net
Fri, 24 May 2019 02:25 UTC

The American Meteor Society (AMS) received two reports of a meteor over northern Germany on May 24, 2019. AMS member A. Knofel uploaded video footage of the fireball as is flew over Tauche:

Meteor fireball flies over La Aparecida, Spain

Sott.net
Sat, 25 May 2019 21:52 UTC

On May 25, 2019, American Meteor Society member V. Cayuelas Moila recorded video of a fireball as it flew over southeastern Spain.

Meteor fireball lights up Queensland sky in Australia

Isabella Robinson
7 News
Tue, 28 May 2019 09:22 UTC

© Ezi-Web Wholesale Bargara/ Tim Sayre
A view of the meteor from The Hummock Lookout, left, and a still from dashcam footage taken on McCarthy Road, in Bundaberg.

Some Queenslanders are counting their lucky stars after catching a glimpse of what's believed to be a bright meteor.

Tim Sayre and his wife were two skygazers left in awe when the night sky lit up above their car about 6.40pm on Monday.

They captured the shooting star on dashcam on McCarthy Road, in Bundaberg.

"Really a case of the right place, right time!" Sayre told 7NEWS.com.au.

Comment: Two other similar events have happened over the same continent within the last 8 days: Spectacular light show as meteor fireball lights up south-eastern Australia

Meteor fireball detonates over Australia's Northern Territory, turns night into day