20 November 2009

Australia Meteor/Meteorite News- Brisbane Green Fireball 19NOV09 20NOV09

Green object that lit up sky a chip off an old meteor

Rodney Chester

November 20, 2009 09:10am

EXPERTS say a fire ball that streaked across the sky above south-east Queensland last night was a "chip off the old block of some asteroid".

The meteor was spotted by people from the Sunshine Coast, the Gold Coast and across Brisbane around 9.45pm.

Witnesses said the meteor was a green glow travelling from south-east to north-west, leaving a visible trail for 10 to 15 minutes ... [more]
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1 comment:

Jure Atanackov said...

10-15 minutes persistent train? Sounds like a fast cometary fireball, possibly a late Leonid.