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Meteor fireball burning up puts on light show in New Zealand on June 28

KATH HOPPING
KATH HOPPING
A loud boom and "explosion" that shook Feilding on Wednesday morning is likely burning pieces of asteroids entering the atmosphere, a planetary astronomer says.

The event over Manawatū District turned clouds orange, and caused residents to wonder if there had been an explosion or an earthquake.

Kath Hopping​ said she was sitting outside her house before her morning run about 6.50am when an "explosion in the sky" shook her house and stopped her.

She said it sounded like a gas tanker had exploded nearby, or she thought there could have been an earthquake, but she couldn't see anything nearby, and went to check her security camera.


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Meteor fireball over central Europe on June 26

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We received 412 reports about a fireball seen over Assia, Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Bavorsko, Bayern, Bern, Berne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Bremen, Drenthe, Emilia-Romagna, Freiburg, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Gelderland, Genève, Grand Est, Hessen, Limburg, Ljubljana, Lombardia, Lombardy, Lower Austria, Marche, Neuchâtel and Nie on Monday, June 26th 2023 around 20:45 UT.

For this event, we received 2 videos and one photo.


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Meteor fireball over California, Arizona and Nevada on June 23

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We received 16 reports about a fireball seen over AZ, CA and NV on Friday, June 23rd 2023 around 09:39 UT.

For this event, we received 4 videos and one photo.


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Meteor fireball over Wisconsin and other states on June 17

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We received 32 reports about a fireball seen over IL, IN, MI and WI on Saturday, June 17th 2023 around 06:24 UT.

For this event, we received one video.


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Meteor fireball over Massachusetts and surrounding region on June 20

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We received 8 reports about a fireball seen over CT, MA, NY, Ontario and Québec on Tuesday, June 20th 2023 around 04:33 UT.

For this event, we received one video and one photo.


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Bright meteor fireball crosses the sky of northeastern cities of Brazil on June 17

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Clima ao Vivo's cameras recorded a bright meteor that crossed the sky of states in the Northeast Region, on Saturday night (17).


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Explosive meteor fireball streaks across the sky of Minas Gerais and the Federal District, Brazil on June 15

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The Clima ao Vivo and Bramon cameras recorded a meteor during the early hours of this Thursday (15), which crossed the sky of Minas Gerais and the Federal District.


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Meteor fireball over Washington and British Columbia on June 6

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We received 2 reports about a fireball seen over British Columbia and WA on Tuesday, June 6th 2023 around 07:02 UT.

For this event, we received one video.


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Meteor fireball over the Mediterranean Sea (June 11)

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The bright fireball in this video was recorded on June 11, at 1:54 local time (equivalent to 23:54 universal time on June 10). It was almost as bright as the full Moon. The event was generated by a rock (a meteoroid) from a comet that hit the atmosphere at about 67,000 km/h. The fireball overflew the Mediterranean Sea. It began at an altitude of about 104 km over the sea, moved northeast, and ended at a height of around 74 km over the Mediterranean.

This bright meteor was recorded in the framework of the SMART project, operated by the Southwestern Europe Meteor Network (SWEMN) from the meteor-observing stations located at Huelva, La Hita (Toledo), Calar Alto, Sierra Nevada, La Sagra (Granada), and Sevilla. The event has been analyzed by the principal investigator of the SMART project: Dr. Jose M. Madiedo, from the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia (IAA-CSIC).


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Meteor fireball over Connecticut and nearby states on June 15

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We received 14 reports about a fireball seen over CT, NJ, NY and RI on Thursday, June 15th 2023 around 02:18 UT.

For this event, we received 2 videos and one photo.