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Meteor streaks through the skies over East Coast
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Date: July 18, 2014 07:22AM
Meteor streaks through the skies over East Coast
http://www.insidenova.com/headlines/meteor-streaks-through-the-skies-over-east-coast/article_5dcbb812-0e2c-11e4-a9b3-0019bb2963f4.html
An apparent fireball streaked through the skies over the Washington area Thursday evening, prompting dozens of reports to the American Meteor Society.
The meteor was spotted from North Carolina through Delaware around 10:15 p.m., and was captured on a dash cam in Raleigh, N.C. Click here for the video.
People reported it was exceptionally bright and streaked white, orange and green.
NASA and the National Weather Service have yet to weigh in on the sky phenomena.
According to the American Meteor Society, fireballs are very bright meteors, about as bright as Venus in the morning and evening skies.
About 10 to 15 meteorites fall to Earth each day, but sightings are rare since streaking fireballs often fall over the ocean, or during daylight hours when they can't be seen.
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http://www.insidenova.com/headlines/meteor-streaks-through-the-skies-over-east-coast/article_5dcbb812-0e2c-11e4-a9b3-0019bb2963f4.html
An apparent fireball streaked through the skies over the Washington area Thursday evening, prompting dozens of reports to the American Meteor Society.
The meteor was spotted from North Carolina through Delaware around 10:15 p.m., and was captured on a dash cam in Raleigh, N.C. Click here for the video.
People reported it was exceptionally bright and streaked white, orange and green.
NASA and the National Weather Service have yet to weigh in on the sky phenomena.
According to the American Meteor Society, fireballs are very bright meteors, about as bright as Venus in the morning and evening skies.
About 10 to 15 meteorites fall to Earth each day, but sightings are rare since streaking fireballs often fall over the ocean, or during daylight hours when they can't be seen.
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Re: Meteor streaks through the skies over East Coast
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YXkN3
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Date: July 18, 2014 11:39AM
Why was it green colored?