“Flash in the sky likely part of meteor shower - WLOX” |
| Flash in the sky likely part of meteor shower - WLOX Posted: 12 Jan 2011 02:13 PM PST BILOXI, MS (WLOX) - Hundreds of people all across the South say they saw a big ball streaking across the sky Tuesday night. WLOX News received quite a few calls to our newsroom, as did one of our sister stations in Louisiana. The National Weather Service told WLOX News Tuesday night that the flash was likely part of the 2011 Quadrantid meteor shower, which peaked Tuesday night. Meteors occur when bits of particles enter the atmosphere and burn up, resembling incoming fireballs. An amateur astronomer in Arkansas told KSLA News this meteor probably contained copper and that's why some people saw it burn a bit greenish. The flash was seen in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and the Florida panhandle. Copyright 2011 WLOX. All rights reserved. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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