Very bright green fireball over Germany
Featured image: Very bright fireball over Germany on April 16, 2019. Credit: AMS
A very bright green fireball was seen and recorded streaking through the night sky above northern Germany around 21:50 UTC on April 16, 2019.
The American Meteor Society (AMS) received more than 40 reports from Germany, Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands.
Image credit: AMS
The preliminary 3D trajectory based on reports received by the AMS shows the fireball was traveling from SE to NW and ended its flight right above Hamburg.
Image credit: AMS
This video contains two fireball videos – 1774 (Germany) and 1775 (New Jersey and Delaware, US).
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