Thursday, 1 October 2020

Video of the spectacular meteor seen from 15 states this morning

Early this morning, a majestic meteor flashed brightly across the Pennsylvania and Ohio sky with over 700 sightings reported from 15 states. From KDKA-TV:

[Cleveland State University astronomer Jay] Reynolds says that a trajectory of the meteor put together by The American Meteor Society estimates that the path was just west of the Pennsylvania and Ohio border[…]

Reynolds says there are indications that this meteor 'fell' over the area south of Youngstown, [Ohio,] but a 'fall' likely means that it broke up into several smaller pieces.

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