>A meteor was spotted streaking across the sky over Britain, delighting stargazers on Monday evening.
>The Met Office confirmed that a meteor had been seen just after 8pm, following a clear night for many parts of the country.
>Many people took to social media to share their sightings, captured on their mobile phones or personal door cameras.
>Meteors are pieces of debris which enter Earth’s atmosphere at speeds of up to 43 miles per second (70 kilometres per second), vaporising and causing the streaks of light we see across the sky.
>One Twitter user wrote: “Rickmansworth tonight, it wasn’t just a shooting star, it was orange in the sky!!”
>Meanwhile, another wrote: “I saw huge white ball, red surround, long trail of shooting stars type tail, couldn’t believe my eyes. Beautiful. If I was elsewhere or looking away would have missed it. Amazing.”
ITV, 9 Jan. 2023.
The same night as a failed satellite launch? I wonder what it could be…
Throw that into the pile of shits happening at the moment, thanks
Anyone check to see if it was a wizard? I hear thats how they travel according to awful amazon bastardisations of legendary work.
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>A meteor was spotted streaking across the sky over Britain, delighting stargazers on Monday evening.
>The Met Office confirmed that a meteor had been seen just after 8pm, following a clear night for many parts of the country.
>Many people took to social media to share their sightings, captured on their mobile phones or personal door cameras.
>Meteors are pieces of debris which enter Earth’s atmosphere at speeds of up to 43 miles per second (70 kilometres per second), vaporising and causing the streaks of light we see across the sky.
>One Twitter user wrote: “Rickmansworth tonight, it wasn’t just a shooting star, it was orange in the sky!!”
>Meanwhile, another wrote: “I saw huge white ball, red surround, long trail of shooting stars type tail, couldn’t believe my eyes. Beautiful. If I was elsewhere or looking away would have missed it. Amazing.”
ITV, 9 Jan. 2023.
The same night as a failed satellite launch? I wonder what it could be…
Throw that into the pile of shits happening at the moment, thanks
Anyone check to see if it was a wizard? I hear thats how they travel according to awful amazon bastardisations of legendary work.