Fireball Over Puerto Rico
A streaking meteor soaring low over puerto rico amazed and unsettled residents already grappling with devastating earthquakes.
Fireball over puerto rico. It was a loud noise. It was ridiculously bright and was pretty amazing and crazy. Frightened puerto ricans who witnessed the phenomenon took to social media to share photos and video of the fireball. Frankie lucena 264 views.
I captured this fireball on the night of sept 10 2019 at 10 28pm local time 02 28 utc sept 11. Rafael rivera a pharmacist said he saw and heard the fireball as he passed over a toll bridge in northern puerto rico briefly worrying it was a malfunctioning plane. Associated press recommended for you. Eddie irizarry an astronomy professor in puerto rico and vice president of the caribbean astronomy society said he also got reports of the meteor from all over the island.
My camera was facing northwest from cabo rojo. Irizarry noted that the fireball was visible for up to 10 seconds and based on its smoke trail it could be at least a couple of feet in length. One twitter user said. Just saw a huge meteor or fireball about a mile into the ocean over rincón puerto rico.
Fireball over puerto rico duration. Puerto ricans posted photos and videos of the fireball on social. The meteor was so bright that it was captured on a noaa satellite and residents are wondering if it could a sign that the big one is coming. The caribbean astronomical society sac noted that the remarkable meteor was reported from juncos vega alta and to mayaguez so across the entire island.
Rafael rivera was in northern puerto rico when saw the fireball in the sky and thought it might be a plane in distress. It was a loud noise rivera told the ap. A large fireball disintegrated in the sky over puerto rico on january 17 2020 afternoon. Meteor streaks over puerto rico unsettling some amid quakes by danica coto january 17 2020 gmt san juan puerto rico ap a meteor streaked low across the sky in puerto rico on friday setting social media abuzz as the spectacle amazed some people and unsettled others on an island still being hit daily by small earthquakes.
The slow meteor was visible from the entire island moving from northeast to southeast.