"At a speed of 14 km per second": a mysterious fireball lit up the UK sky
More than 1,200 reports from across the UK have reached the International Meteorological Organization.
The fireball traveled almost 300 kilometers in time, passing over parts of Wales and Belfast in Northern Ireland
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09/20/2022
Tuesday, September 20, 2022, 11:21 am Updated: 11:33 am
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Hey @elonmusk is this one of yours?
pic.twitter.com/bEBNvsuA4i
— UK Meteor Network (@UKMeteorNetwork) September 15, 2022
Last Wednesday night (14.9) the residents of Great Britain were amazed when they looked at the sky - an unusually bright fireball lit up the night sky for more than 20 seconds.
Many wondered if the fireball was evidence of the death of SpaceX's Starlink satellite in the atmosphere.
But now experts say that it was a small piece of an asteroid.
The International Meteorological Organization (IMO) received almost 1,200 reports of fireball sightings from across the UK at 9.58pm on Wednesday.
The orb burned a bright, greenish-white hue for more than 20 seconds.
Data obtained from 172 cameras of the Meteor Network in the UK, led to the assumption that the fireball is actually a satellite leaving Starlink's orbit.
However, checking the position of Starlinks led to the conclusion that it was an asteroid that entered the atmosphere: "According to the analysis of the British Meteor Network, this impressive event was related to the atmospheric entry of a meteorite. It came from the inner parts of the asteroid belt, between Mars and Jupiter," the IMO blog reads On Thursday.
"The object entered the atmosphere at a speed of 14 km per second, which is much higher than entering space debris, a satellite or a rocket, which proves its extraterrestrial nature."
Can't believe I saw this and managed to catch it on camera!!
Going over Paisley at 10pm☄️ #glasgow #paisley #meteor #comet #fireball @UKMeteorNetwork @Daily_Record pic.twitter.com/mH9o2062nI
— Vanessa (@_vangal) September 14, 2022
The fireball traveled almost 300 kilometers in time, passing over parts of Wales and Belfast in Northern Ireland.
The International Meteorological Organization says that almost certainly all the remaining meteorites fell in the Atlantic Ocean.
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