A New Meteor above The English Channel

A New Meteor above The English Channel

A small meteoroid has entered the Earth's atmosphere and was seen lighting up the sky above the English Channel, creating a stunning shooting star effect. The 1m (3ft) meteoroid was seen shortly before 03:00 GMT on Monday morning, Feb. 13, 2023.

Gijs de Reijke: "Asteroid Sar2667, about a meter in diameter, was expected to fall near the French city of Le Havre at 02:59h UTC. I drove to a photogenic spot close to home in the south of the Netherlands to capture it, just as the sky cleared."

Gijs de Reijke is a landscape photographer, storm chaser, and geography teacher from The Netherlands.

Image Credit: Gijs de Reijke

Twitter Account: @GijsDeReijke

Image Date: Feb. 13, 2023

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