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Blazing meteor fireball photographed from Swiss Alps

Space Fellowship
Mon, 16 Nov 2015 20:44 UTC

What's happening to that meteor? A few days ago, a bright fireball was photographed from the Alps mountain range in Switzerland as it blazed across the sky.

The fireball, likely from the Taurids meteor shower, was notable not only for how bright it was, but for the rare orange light it created that lingered for several minutes. Initially, the orange glow made it seem like the meteor trail was on fire. However, the orange glow, known as a persistent train, originated neither from fire nor sunlight-reflecting smoke. Rather, the persistent train's glow emanated from atoms in the Earth's atmosphere in the path of the meteor — atoms that had an electron knocked away and emit light during reacquisition.

Meteor fireball disintegrates over Sri Lanka - November 13, 2015

Astronomy Center
Youtube
Sun, 15 Nov 2015 19:03 UTC

The International Astronomical Center (IAC) and the United Arab Emirates Space Agency hosted a team of veteran U.S. and German observers of spacecraft re-entries to study the re-entry of an approximately 1-meter piece of space debris near Sri Lanka on 13 November 2015. The reentry was seen in one of the videos between 06:18:34 and 06:18:41 UT.

Meteor fireball filmed over Winnipeg, Canada

lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.co.uk
Sun, 15 Nov 2015 17:34 UTC

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Fireball 1625 Local 13NOV2015

Posted to YouTube by Larry Gundrum 3 views

Thank you Larry Gundrum for the email and video!

Congratulations on your video capture.

Timelapse film of aurora and fireball in the night sky at Ballintoy, Northern Ireland

Belfast Telegraph
Thu, 12 Nov 2015 16:03 UTC

Night Sky Hunter Martin McKenna filmed this stunning night sky time lapse of aurora, Taurid fireball and stars at Ballintoy church and harbour. Credit: Martin McKenna

Comment: See also the following report (which happened on the 8th November whereas the one above was recorded on the 6th).

Huge fireball seen all over Ireland

Meteor lights up Siberian skies

RT.com
Thu, 12 Nov 2015 06:53 UTC

A huge fireball has been spotted in the skies over the Russian city of Chita near the border with China. An unidentified flying object, most probably a meteorite, made three extra bright flashes before burning out, according to eyewitness accounts.

A video claiming to show a bolide [meteor] burning out in the skies was posted on YouTube. Witnesses described the incident as an unusually bright flash that illuminated the skies just after midnight on November 12. The falling object left long tail of light behind it.

Bright meteor fireball photographed over Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Andrew Douglas
The Press and Journal
Tue, 10 Nov 2015 15:29 UTC

An aurora-hunting north-east photographer has captured a stunning image of a meteorite fireball falling to earth. Leigh-Ann Mitchell, from Ellon, had been out at the weekend scouring the night skies for any sign of the Northern Lights. The self-proclaimed "aurora chaser" settled at Pitfour Estate in Mintlaw, where she thought she had the best chance.

But the 40-year-old amateur snapper got more than she bargained for when she captured the moment a fireball from the Taurid meteor shower fell from the sky, combined with the heavenly aurora glow.

The shower is notorious for producing fireball flares, and experts said this year would be the best chance to witness them yet.

Comment: Interesting comment about it being the 'best chance yet' - is that perhaps because of the incredible uptick in meteor fireball activity?

Incredible bright green meteor photographed off coast of Yorkshire, UK

Nicholas Reilly
Metro (UK)
Tue, 10 Nov 2015 15:13 UTC

It might look like something from Close Encounters of the Third Kind - but there's an entirely logical reason for this eerie green light hovering in the sky above a home.

It's actually a meteorite - and was captured on camera by Peter Horbury as it flashed through the clear night sky near Whitby, North Yorkshire.

The remarkable sight was captured at the same time as the Taurid Meteor Shower passes Earth - with larger cellestial debris being more visible than usual.

Peter, 57, captured the snap at 1.30 am on Saturday after he headed to Hornblower Lodge in Whitby, North Yorkshire.

Fireball snapped on photo in South Island, New Zealand

Georgia Weaver
stuff.co.nz
Tue, 10 Nov 2015 01:11 UTC

An Invercargill man accidentally snapped a picture of a bright flash of light in the night sky on Monday.

Tim Maynard was taking photos on Stead St, near the airport, when he captured a picture of a meteor. He was unaware of the light trail until he looked back over the stills.

The picture was taken using a ten-second exposure, he said.

Southland Astronomical Society president Phil Burt said meteors were common, particularly at this time of year.

"There's a meteor shower that recurs regularly at this time of year. The activity increases for some nights so you are bound to see several," he said.

Bright lights, loud explosion in Eastern Cape, South Africa could have been meteor

Ahmed Areff
News24
Mon, 09 Nov 2015 11:11 UTC

The Kouga municipality in the Eastern Cape is investigating rumours that a meteorite struck near the Patensie area on Sunday night.

A News24 user and several others described seeing flashes across the sky, as well as a loud explosion. "We have heard the same rumour and our emergency services are going out this morning to go and check it out," municipal spokesperson Laura-Leigh Randall told News24 on Monday morning. "The fire department did not get any calls on it."

Francois Greyling, a Democratic Alliance councillor in the Despatch area, who lives relatively near to Patensie, also heard an explosion. "I studied in Potchefstroom where the army did bombing practice which had a distinct thumping sound. I was watching a movie with the kids and the wife, when I heard what sounded like a bomb going off. "It immediately reminded me of that thumping sound," he said. Greyling said he "though nothing of it" until he saw people talking on social media about a possible meteorite strike in the area.

A News24 user said on Sunday night: "Massive explosion... a series of 'several lightning flashes' were observed in Paradise Beach [Jeffreys Bay] in a westerly direction at 21:00 on 8th Nov followed by about approximately 3 minutes later the sound of a massive explosion as though a bomb had gone off." JBay News tweeted at Nasa, asking, "Is it true that a meteorite landed in Patensie South Africa on 8th November?"

Fireball lights up sky, Twitter in Saskatchewan, Canada

cbc.ca
Mon, 09 Nov 2015 15:31 UTC

People in Saskatchewan are talking about a fireball that streaked across Saskatchewan skies last night.

It was a Taurid meteor that lit things up and was visible from Saskatoon to the Weyburn area.

Skygazers say it's a particularly good year for the Taurids — so named because they appear to come out of the Taurus constellation.

The meteor shower will continue for the next few days, but Saskatchewan skies are clouding over, so the golden opportunity may be over.

Meanwhile, as Sunday evening's meteor lit up the skies, it also lit things up on social media, with a variety of people tweeting about their sighting.

Among the lucky shutterbugs was Bill Allen, of the Ralph area near Weyburn, who captured a spectacular image of the fireball.

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Fire in the Sky

Blazing meteor fireball photographed from Swiss Alps

Meteor fireball disintegrates over Sri Lanka - November 13, 2015

Meteor fireball filmed over Winnipeg, Canada

Timelapse film of aurora and fireball in the night sky at Ballintoy, Northern Ireland

Meteor lights up Siberian skies

Bright meteor fireball photographed over Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Incredible bright green meteor photographed off coast of Yorkshire, UK

Fireball snapped on photo in South Island, New Zealand

Bright lights, loud explosion in Eastern Cape, South Africa could have been meteor

Fireball lights up sky, Twitter in Saskatchewan, Canada

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