Experiences got here into WTOP on Veterans Day from other folks within the wider D.C. space, describing seeing a meteor with a brilliant inexperienced tail. The American Meteor Society (AMS) has gained, as of 8:25 p.m. EST Monday evening, over 100 reviews of a brilliant fireball — outlined as any meteor brighter than the planet Venus.
Experiences got here into WTOP on Veterans Day from other folks within the wider D.C. space, describing seeing a meteor with a brilliant inexperienced tail.
This brilliant Leonid meteor from November of 2020 wasn’t somewhat brilliant sufficient to be a fireball however used to be impressive to peer nevertheless.
(WTOP/Greg Redfern)
This brilliant Leonid meteor from November of 2020 wasn’t somewhat brilliant sufficient to be a fireball however used to be impressive to peer nevertheless.
(WTOP/Greg Redfern)
The American Meteor Society (AMS) has gained, as of 8:25 p.m. EST Monday evening, over 100 reviews of a brilliant fireball — outlined as any meteor brighter than the planet Venus. Recently there aren’t any meteor showers which are at their most top of task, even though, some are ongoing.
The fireball used to be observed as a long way north as Ontario and as a long way east as Ohio. It used to be additionally observed in those places: Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia at an approximate time of seven:48 p.m. EST.
Sky Man Greg Redfern speaks with WTOP’s Kyle Cooper concerning the fireball observed around the evening sky within the DC space on Monday evening
AMS will overview all of those comparable fireball sightings and in the end produce a “Fireball Tournament,” which main points all the sightings on a map appearing the person observers and the calculated flight trail of the meteor.
Hundreds of fireballs — or items of cosmic particles — happen every year all over the world, 24 hours an afternoon. If a fireball fragments and sonic booms are heard, the development is referred to as a “bolide.”
When you witnessed this tournament or see a fireball, it might assist to document it to AMS.
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