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Fire in the Sky
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The event was recorded in the framework of the SMART project (University of Huelva), operated by the Southwestern Europe Meteor Network (SWEMN), from the meteor-observing stations located at La Hita (Toledo), and Sevilla.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Fireball seen in Sussex
Fireball seen in Sussex
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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."
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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.