Fire ball! Meteor lights up sky above London, Cornwall and beyond

The UK Meteor Observation Network confirmed reports of a meteor ‘fireball’ sighting in the UK at around 9:44pm (BST) on May 16. seen in bright blue by people who witnessed the event.

According to Sky News, the K Meteor Observation Network has confirmed the News that a meteor ‘fireball’ sighting took place around 9:44 p.m. on May 16. The sighting can be seen in the sky. regions across the UK including London, Birmingham, Cambridgeshire and Cornwall. Another organization called the UK’s Fireball Alliance confirmed the meteor sighting reports on Twitter but failed to capture any images or video or the incident.

Dr Ashley King from the UK Fireball Alliance said, “A bright ball of fire was widely seen and recorded across the UK last night at 21:44 (BST). It was moving from south to north across the Dorset/Somerset region and lasts about 6 seconds,” he added, “most likely caused by a rock from the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter entering the atmosphere of Earth but ‘goes into darkness’ at about 40 km, so we don’t expect any meteors on the ground. “

Users took to Twitter to describe the incident they just witnessed. One user wrote “Seen it here in Manchester, green/white, looking southwest towards the horizon.” Another user described the meteor’s ‘fireball’ as “bright green, slowly falling and breaking apart”.

The May 16 meteor sighting was the third sighting witnessed in the UK in May alone. May 12 saw another meteor sighting with a ‘green’ appearance. same happens. More meteor sightings are expected in the UK as part of the Eta Aquarids active meteor shower, which is expected to last until May 28.

What is Meteor?

According to NASA, Meteors are objects in space that enter the Earth’s atmosphere at high speed and burn, and can also be seen as fireballs or “shooting stars”. They can range in size from dust grains to small asteroids. Essentially, meteorites are “space rocks”.