Spectacular green fireball seen over UK

[Waspie_Dwarf]

Spectacular green fireball seen over UK

The passage of a spectacular fireball widely observed across the British Isles just before 3:17am GMT on Thursday, 17 March was also recorded by the UK Meteor Observation Network’s camera at the Clanfield Observatory in Church Crookham, Hampshire.

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[LV-426]

'Green flash' meteor sighting reports across Britain

"Its colour has prompted people on Twitter to describe it as the St Patrick's Day meteor."

Ohh, come on people! St Patrick's Day? Pleeease!

"War of the Worlds meteor" for sure!

"And thats how it was for the next ten nights. A flare, spurting out from Mars bright green, drawing a green mist behind it a beautiful, but somehow disturbing sight. Ogilvy the astronomer, assured me we were in no danger. He was convinced that there could be no living thing on that remote forbidding planet."

[BiffSplitkins]

It's just aliens celebrating St. Paddy's day.

[Eldorado]

If ever there was a sign from God to have a good drink.....

[Waspie_Dwarf]

It's just aliens celebrating St. Paddy's day.

In which case they are lousy shots. Ireland is the next island on the left.

[Lilly]

Oh, the Irish were already having a drink...just wanted to give the UK a nudge to join them.

[Waspie_Dwarf]

Oh, the Irish were already having a drink...just wanted to give the UK a nudge to join them.

They don't need to give us a nudge, the Irish got the idea for Guinness from London porter.

[barbco196]

In which case they are lousy shots. Ireland is the next island on the left.

They had been drinking. Ever flung one of those with one eye shut?

[Waspie_Dwarf]

They had been drinking. Ever flung one of those with one eye shut?

A good point well made.

[stevewinn]

these meteors/asteroids though small, and some the size of a family car. has there been an increase in the number of these occurrences? As there been a disturbance in the belts. maybe

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