Major Fireball Seen Over Ireland - 3 February 2010

Astronomy Ireland says a major fireball was spotted over Ireland at around 6pm this evening.

It says the rock from space was seen blazing in the air by people all over the country.

Astronomy Ireland says there is a very good chance it has landed inland, but it is unlikely to have injured anyone.
Lodurrsays...

According to this article, I think that's a rocket launch video that was released because that's what the meteor would've looked like to witnesses. The slow rate of descent and the white smoke plume aren't characteristic of meteors.

grubertsays...

If you look at the plume closely and how it develops you'll see that the video is played backwards. This gives the impression it's getting larger (and closer) as time passes. I wouldn't be surprised if it had been turned upside down. Therefore my money is on a rocket too, like Lodurr said.

pho3n1xsays...

well, the smoke from the 'fireball' is obviously reversed... i've never seen plumes of smoke coming off an object advance towards the object creating it...

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