Meteor spotted in the sky over parts of Pittsburgh area
Meteor was also seen from Virginia to Canada
DAYS OF MARCH. THOSE BLOBS ARE REALLY ACCURATE, HONESTLY. ALL RIGHT JEFF, THANK YOU. WE WANT TO TURN NOW TO THE SIGHT IN THE SKIES OVERNIGHT, A METEOR WAS SPOTTED FROM VIRGINIA TO NEW YORK. AND EVEN IN SOME PARTS OF EASTERN CANADA, THAT DOES INCLUDE RIGHT HERE IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. THAT’S RIGHT. AND METEOROLOGIST BRIAN HUTTON, JUNIOR BREAKS DOWN THE LOCAL REPORTS AS LEARNING ABOUT THE METEORS PATH. THE SKY OVER WESTERN PA WAS A LUNAR NOTED BY A METEOR LAST NIGHT JUST BEFORE 7:00. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIEWER VIDEO SENT IN FROM THEIR RING CAMERA IN NEW BRIGHTON, BEAVER COUNTY. THE VIDEO SHOWS THE BRIGHT STREAK OF LIGHT MOVING ACROSS THE HORIZON. SEVERAL REPORTS FROM OUR AREA ABOUT THE SAME TIME REPORTS SEEING THE FIREBALL, INCLUDING MORGANTOWN AND LIGONIER. ANOTHER VIDEO FROM VIRGINIA ALSO SHOWS THE METEOR AS IT MOVED ACROSS THE SKY. THE AMERICAN METEOR SOCIETY REPORTS THE HIGHEST CONCENTRATION OF VIEWINGS FROM NORTHERN VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND. IN FACT, OVER 200 SIGHTINGS OF THE METEOR WERE REPORTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT. BASED ON THE FINDINGS AND VIEWS FROM THE VIDEO, THE AMERICAN METEOR SOCIETY BELIEVES THAT THE METEOR MOVED FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ACROSS WESTERN PA BEFORE IT EVENTUALLY DISINTEGRATED IN THE ATMOSPHERE SOMEWHERE OVER PA, A METEOR MOVING THROUGH THE ATMOSPHERE IS NOT A RARE EVENT, AS WE SEE OVER 48 TONS OF DEBRIS ENTER OUR ATMOSPHERE EVERY DAY. NOW. IT IS RARE THAT ONE OF THOSE GET BRIGHT ENOUGH TO BE CLASSIFIED AS A FIREBALL. AS A METEOR. LAST NIGHT DID, AND EVEN RARER THAT ONE OF THOSE METEORS REACHES THE GROUND WHEN IT BE
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Meteor spotted in the sky over parts of Pittsburgh area
Meteor was also seen from Virginia to Canada
A meteor was spotted in the sky over parts of the Pittsburgh area on Wednesday evening.Local meteor sightings: See the video aboveThe meteor was reported around 6:50 p.m.The American Meteor Society reported sightings from Virginia to Canada and, in our region, in Apollo, Armstrong County; Greensburg, Westmoreland County; and Morgantown, West Virginia.Viewer Ronald Smith also shared video of the meteor, which he described as a “shooting star,” with Pittsburgh’s Action News 4.
A meteor was spotted in the sky over parts of the Pittsburgh area on Wednesday evening.
Local meteor sightings: See the video above
The meteor was reported around 6:50 p.m.
The American Meteor Society reported sightings from Virginia to Canada and, in our region, in Apollo, Armstrong County; Greensburg, Westmoreland County; and Morgantown, West Virginia.
Viewer Ronald Smith also shared video of the meteor, which he described as a “shooting star,” with Pittsburgh’s Action News 4.
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