Ghoulish green fireball spotted flying over Ireland (VIDEO)
Residents across Ireland and beyond were mystified Monday night as a curious green fireball lit up the night sky.
Astounded amateur astronomers across the Irish counties of Clare, Cork, Fermanagh, and Mayo caught a glimpse of the enigmatic event over the Emerald Isle at roughly 7pm local time.
— Stephen Cheatley BFC (@Stephencheatley) October 28, 2019
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Sean Linehan managed to film the curious cosmic caper on his car’s dashcam in Cork, in the south of Ireland, which showed a glowing green orb streaking across the sky.
@PeoplesAstro @VirtualAstro Anyone reported a large meteor/fireball tonight?
Not the best video as it was on a dash cam and visible through trees.
I was heading toward Rotherham from Conisbrough at 18:54 tonight and this would have been to my South/South West. pic.twitter.com/u8xzHkMxIL— Paul Willows (@pcwillows) October 28, 2019
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Another fireball was spotted at about 10.50pm on Monday night according to Astronomy Ireland, who assured the public that they don’t make fireworks that big just yet. “Sounds like a meteor or a fireball,” the group said.
It wasn’t a firework folks, despite the week that’s in it! ? ? They don’t make them that big yet. Sounds like a meteor or a fireball. Thanks for the reports and keep them coming.
— Astronomy Ireland (@AstronomyIRL) October 28, 2019
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Shooting stars are typically the size of a grain of sand and burn for roughly one second, while pea-sized fireballs can last several seconds and burn brighter than the light of a full moon.
“I was delighted that I caught a glimpse of it – I might keep the camera on the sky in future!” said 35-year-old Paddy Maher, from Laois.
@CarlowWeather I caught this on my wyze cam this evening at 6:54. #meteor pic.twitter.com/GdDfocbKc2
— paddy the plasterer (@Mucksavages) October 28, 2019
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Ghoulish green fireball spotted flying over Ireland (VIDEO)
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