On Tuesday, January 10, the moment where a meteor flames streaking across the English night sky. The sighting was seen and shared by residents on social networks.
Likewise, the report indicated that a huge meteor flashed across and lit up the sky. This is around 20:00 from various parts of the country, according to Time. Among them: London, Southampton, Bath and Wolverhampton.
In addition, the facts show that the object will cross the atmosphere at a speed of about 89 kilometers per hour. And it will have a close orbit to Jupiter.
“That #meteor it enters the atmosphere at 89 km, at a speed of only 10.21 km/s. Orbit close to Jupiter. A bright fireball was seen heading north from Hampshire last night (09-01-2023 20:01 UT),” read one user’s description on Twitter.
Meanwhile, citizens in the report highlight that star entities come in a different color.
Users publish meteorite videos on social networks
“Just saw an incredible meteor burn up in the sky at 8:03pm tonight on January 9th in the south,” one user shared on social media. “My partner and I were just passing Tesco and I pointed at a huge fireball in the sky, at first I thought it was a shooting star. Now I know it’s a meteorite!” Lisha Howen told local media.
Finally, the UK Meteor Network has around 186 cameras that detect and record such objects.
As they admit on their website, they: “probe to determine what the object is: a meteor or space debris.”
“Fireball at 8pm last night reported by over 500 members of the public and captured by 13 cameras,” the UK Meteor Network (UKMON) tweeted.
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