Meteor over Norway and into the sea - video

And this looks to be another one:
https://www.nrk.no/hordaland/meteor-eksploderte-pa-himmelen-1.13262056

"Meteor exploded in the sky
A meteor exploded and lit the sky over Bergen tonight. Those who were awake did themselves a spectacular show.
A meteor exploded and burned up in the atmosphere west of Bergen in the night. Those who were awake did themselves a spectacular show in the night sky.

Around the clock 5:15 Tuesday morning came a large meteor entering the atmosphere west of Shetland, with a speed of 20 kilometers per second. Those who were out at this time could see a bright light in the sky and then a shooting star.

- I heard about the meteor when I woke up this morning. When I ran out to check my camera. And there was the meteor, right in the picture! It is almost inconceivable to have so luck, says Ronny Tertnes.

Tertnes has a camera standing on the terrace of Valle in Bergen, which stands ready to catch whatever might happen in the night sky. If something happens, the camera takes it up.

- I've got some good pictures with this camera. But this is the toughest I've got, no doubt, he says.

The meteor that came through the atmosphere Thursday morning was perhaps as great as one ton.

Probably fell into the sea
The meteor entered the atmosphere west of Shetland. The spent probably 12 to 15 seconds through the atmosphere before it fell down about 200 kilometers from the coast.

- What happens is that the stone collides with the air as it enters the atmosphere. The speed is so great that the air in front is that a concrete wall. When it explodes, and the strong light is because it is released energy, and that the stone is brutally heated, says astrophysicist Tor Einar Aslesen, who heads the Norwegian Astronomical Society.

The meteor exploded probably around 30-35 km altitude and broke in several parts. Aslesen says it is likely that some of the meteor has fallen down to earth, because it was so big.

- It was the stronger than the full moon, so it may have been around a tonne before it entered the atmosphere. And maybe it was a few kilos when it came right down, but unfortunately fell enough down in the North Sea.

Rare
It often comes meteors entering the earth's atmosphere, but in our area there are more rare. For astrophysicists, it is a big event.

- It's what we wait for. It is perhaps a meteor into our field of vision is once a year. But this was rarely big. It called for the fact through the clouds. Had it happened during the day, we had seen it well, says astrophysicist".
 
Here is another clip from a dashcam:

http://www.bt.no/nyheter/lokalt/--Jeg-sa-plutselig-en-stor-flamme-komme-flygende-327221b.html
 

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