Residents of several counties in England were shaken by a loud noise on Saturday afternoon. After careful deliberation, meteorologists and other experts have concluded that the noise was caused by a very rare meteor, known as a “day fireball.” The sound boom was heard in Dorset, Somerset, Devon and Jersey, after a streak of light in the sky. Experts deduced that it was a meteorite, using images and videos taken by various people and automated camera systems. Residents have been asked to watch for fallen space rock fragments. The meteorite is believed to have collided with the Bristol Channel.
In accordance with BBC, an aviation meteorologist at Oxford University – Simon Proud – captured the meteor flying over the UK with a weather satellite. According to reports, it appeared as a bright flash on the system.
The group of meteors that can produce a “day fireball” is the brightest in the “fireball” class, according to Richard Kacerek of the UK Meteorological Observation Network of amateur astronomers. To be seen during the day, like what was seen on Saturday, must be very large.
As reported in Yahoo, Ian Dryhust, who was driving in Jersey, in the Channel Islands, captured the fireball as a bright light crossed the sky in his control camera images.
Enthusiasts of the stars of these counties are already looking for evidence of space rock.
This was said by Dr. Ashley King BBC that the fireball had to “go faster than the speed of sound.” King is a member of the UK Fireball Alliance, a group of enthusiasts / experts who hunt freshly fallen meteorites.
Experts are curing data from security / traffic / amateur cameras to analyze and track the meteor path. In February, cameras like these captured a meteor falling at night. You can’t be sure if it also works during the day.
The loud explosion had confused the residents of the said place at first. Some questioned whether it was an earthquake The British Geological Survey discarded. Others wondered if some military aircraft caused the noise, but the Ministry of Defense stated that the “massive blow was not related to any RAF aircraft.”
Astronomer and science journalist Will Gater was the first to relate noise to a meteorite, which is now accepted by most.
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