Meteoroid fireball blazes across night sky: ‘Pretty incredible’By Andrew Court
May 22, 2023
Watch this space.
The hunt is on for pieces of a meteor that crashed near Cairns, Australia on Saturday night.
The meteoroid fireball, which gave off a neon green hue as it hurtled through the atmosphere, lit up the sky upon impact, startling citizens.
The incredible astronomical event was captured by a security camera at Cairns Airport, with the footage subsequently going viral.
“We witnessed some pretty incredible activity across our skies last night,” the airport wrote on Facebook beneath the breathtaking clip.
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https://nypost.com/2023/05/22/meteoroid-fireball-blazes-across-night-sky-pretty-incredible/security camera footage from Cairns airport:
