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Jedi Master
Tuesday evening a bright fireball was spotted above the Netherlands. According to the radionews, it was as bright as the moon and had a greenish tail.
Here's a short news article:
_http://www.blikopnieuws.nl/bericht/110895/Vuurbol_scheert_over_Nederland.html
Quick translation:
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Fireball streaks across the Netherlands
Amsterdam – In large parts of the Netherlands on Tuesday evening around 08:00 o’clock a fireball was spotted. The fireball went from the middle and the west of the country towards the north.
Near the VU hospital in Amsterdam our main editor of BlikopNieuws saw with his own eyes the fireball flash by in the dark but clear sky. "My first thought was of a plane in trouble, but for that the white bright fireball with behind it a red, fire splattering glow, went too fast".
According to astronomers it was a piece of rock that burnt up in atmosphere. The fireball was very visible across large parts of the country during five seconds.
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And here are some actual images (the first 3 from left to right):
_http://cyclops.klaasjobse.nl/images/allsky/
Apparently, it's not the first time we had a "visit" from a bigger one:
_http://www.scibuff.com/2009/10/13/extremely-bright-fireball-seen-over-the-netherlands/
_http://www.dutchdailynews.com/meteor-fireball-explodes-over-netherlands/
edit: typo
Here's a short news article:
_http://www.blikopnieuws.nl/bericht/110895/Vuurbol_scheert_over_Nederland.html
Quick translation:
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Fireball streaks across the Netherlands
Amsterdam – In large parts of the Netherlands on Tuesday evening around 08:00 o’clock a fireball was spotted. The fireball went from the middle and the west of the country towards the north.
Near the VU hospital in Amsterdam our main editor of BlikopNieuws saw with his own eyes the fireball flash by in the dark but clear sky. "My first thought was of a plane in trouble, but for that the white bright fireball with behind it a red, fire splattering glow, went too fast".
According to astronomers it was a piece of rock that burnt up in atmosphere. The fireball was very visible across large parts of the country during five seconds.
-------
And here are some actual images (the first 3 from left to right):
_http://cyclops.klaasjobse.nl/images/allsky/
Apparently, it's not the first time we had a "visit" from a bigger one:
_http://www.scibuff.com/2009/10/13/extremely-bright-fireball-seen-over-the-netherlands/
_http://www.dutchdailynews.com/meteor-fireball-explodes-over-netherlands/
edit: typo
