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Meteor fireball lit up the night sky over Western Australia on November 22

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© Tasos Mansour
A fireball lit up the night sky over Western Australia earlier this week, according to reports. The meteor event was caught on video, and captured by local dashcams and observatories. Footages of the ball of flame were posted online and different social media platforms showed that it entered Earth's atmosphere on Wednesday night, November 22. Following the spectacle, there have been no reports of property damage or casualties from a potential meteor strike.

Comments regarding the Western Australia fireball suggest that the celestial body could be a larger object from the Leonid meteor shower that peaked last Friday or Saturday, November 17, or November 18. Regardless, the recent space object was observed in the Australian city of Perth and other locations across the state. Earlier this year, a fireball was also seen in Australia, near its southern region, but it turned out to be a Russian rocket body that fell back to Earth.


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Meteor fireball over Alaska on November 22

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We received 3 reports about a fireball seen over AK on Wednesday, November 22nd 2023 around 03:46 UT.

For this event, we received one video.


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Meteor fireball over Missouri and other states on November 22

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We received 16 reports about a fireball seen over IA, IL, KS, MN, MO, NE and OK on Wednesday, November 22nd 2023 around 00:56 UT.

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


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Recently discovered nova investigated by astronomers

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© Research Notes of the AAS (2023). DOI: 10.3847/2515-5172/ad0a99DSS image of the Andromeda Galaxy and its surroundings. AT 2023prq is shown (star) with the two tidal stream classical novae (AT 2016dah and AT 2017fyp).
Astronomers from the Liverpool John Moores University have performed photometric and spectroscopic observations of a recently discovered nova, known as AT 2023prq. Results of the observational campaign, published in the November issue of the Research Notes of the American Astronomical Society (AAS), shed more light on the nature of this nova.

A nova is a star experiencing a sudden increase in brightness and slowly returning to its original state, a process that could last many months. Such an outburst, which releases an immense amount of energy, is the result of the accretion process in a close binary system containing a white dwarf and its companion. Studying novae is crucial in advancing our knowledge about fundamental astrophysical processes, including stellar evolution.

AT 2023prq (other designation ZTF23aaxzvrr) was detected by the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) on August 15, 2023, in the halo of the Andromeda galaxy (or Messier 31, M31). It had an r′-band magnitude of 17.13 and shortly after its detection, follow-up observations of this nova commenced in order to get more insights into its properties.

Astronomers Michael Healy-Kalesh and Daniel Perley from the Liverpool John Moores University in Liverpool, UK, were among the first to observe AT 2023prq after it was identified. They used the Liverpool Telescope (LT) and various other ground-based facilities to monitor the nova until the end of August 2023.

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Meteor fireball over Florida and Georgia on November 20

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We received 18 reports about a fireball seen over FL and GA on Monday, November 20th 2023 around 11:21 UT.

For this event, we received one video.


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Meteor fireball over British Columbia, Oregon and Washington on November 17

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We received 92 reports about a fireball seen over British Columbia, OR and WA on Friday, November 17th 2023 around 14:24 UT.

For this event, we received one video.


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Meteor fireball over Ohio and other states on November 16

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We received 153 reports about a fireball seen over IL, IN, KY, MD, MI, NY, OH, Ontario, PA, WI and WV on Thursday, November 16th 2023 around 00:55 UT.

For this event, we received 3 videos and one photo.


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Meteor fireball over Pennsylvania and other states on November 16

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We received 50 reports about a fireball seen over CT, DE, IN, MD, NJ, NY, OH, PA, VA and WV on Thursday, November 16th 2023 around 09:55 UT.

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


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Meteor fireballs over Brazil on November 14, Peru on Nov. 12 and Japan on Nov. 13 and 15

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Clima ao Vivo and Bramon recorded images of the meteor that streaked across the sky of Minas Gerais, São Paulo and Goiás, in the early hours of Tuesday (14).


Comment: Footage of the fireball over Peru:


Over Japan:





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Meteor fireball over UK and Ireland on November 11

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We received 63 reports about a fireball seen over County Donegal, England, Northern Ireland, Ramsey, Scotland and Wales on Saturday, November 11th 2023 around 18:33 UT.

For this event, we received 2 videos.