Eldorado Posted January 7, 2019 #1 Share Posted January 7, 2019 The bright lights that lit the North Island's night sky yesterday may have been the remains of a Russian military satellite, a University of Auckland physics professor says. The soaring light was visible for several minutes around 9pm and was captured by cameras filming the cricket match between the Black Caps and Sri Lanka at Mt Maunganui. While it was widely reported to be a meteor shower, a Russian military early warning satellite would have been over New Zealand at the time and had been predicted to re-enter Earth's atmosphere, physics professor Richard Easther said on Twitter. Source: https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/expert-claims-fireball-streaked-across-nz-skies-russian-military-satellite?variant=tb_v_1 Video at Twitter: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon the frog Posted January 7, 2019 #2 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Million of dollar fireworks, free to assist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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