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A 'Fireball' 40 Times Brighter Than the Moon Shoots Across Alabama Skies



 
 
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Default A 'Fireball' 40 Times Brighter Than the Moon Shoots Across Alabama Skies

This past weekend, a fiery meteor about 40 times brighter than the full
moon streamed across the skies over Alabama during the early hours of
Friday (Aug. 17).
The event took place at 12:19 a.m. local time, according to NASA Meteor
Watch, which captured video of the event and shared the footage to
Facebook, dubbing the meteor the "Alabama Fireball."[...]

https://www.space.com/41538-nasa-spots-fireball.html

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