Bright fireball over Australia’s east coast
A bright fireball was reported by hundreds of people over Australia’s east coast on the morning of Thursday, October 10, 2024.
The object, which left a bluish-green trail, was visible from Toowoomba to Newcastle and Sydney, shortly before 06:00 local time (LT).
“It definitely sounds like a meteor based on what everyone’s seeing,” said Brad Tucker, an astrophysicist from the Australian National University, during an interview with the radio show.
The bright green glow of the object points to a meteor, as this color typically indicates the presence of iron and nickel. Tucker also noted that it is unlikely any fragments of the object reached the ground.
The speed and distance the object traveled suggest it might have been a fragment of an asteroid that randomly entered Earth’s atmosphere.
1 ‘Fireball’ seen up and down east coast likely a meteor, astrophysicist says – news.com.au – October 10, 2024
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