Fireball Meteor illuminates the sky above North Carolina during SpaceX launch
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meteor streaked over the heavens above Martin, Edgecombe, and Nash Counties for a brief moment.
According to over 200 reports from the American Meteor Society (AMS) and NASA cameras in western North Carolina, it was visible for just 3.5 seconds beginning about 48 miles northeast of Greenville, NC and travelling northwest at approximately 33,000 miles per hour.
According to those reports, particularly the object's brightness, it was estimated to be around the size of a football and weigh between 40 and 45 pounds before disintegrating about 28 miles southeast of Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
Trajectory of meteor over eastern NC on Nov 10, indicates that this was a member of the Taurid meteor shower, which reaches its climax this week.
It was almost certainly a fragment of Asteroid 2004 TG10, which passes through our region of the solar system every 3.3 years.
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(CNN)If you missed the peak of South Taurids last week, the North Taurid meteor shower will shine this Thursday and Friday, potentially producing a few of its signature fireballs.
The Taurids bring slow and steady streams from September to December. The peaks aren't as eventful and defined as some other meteor showers, such as the Perseids in August, according to EarthSky. But the Taurids are known for the occasional fireball, which is a meteor that shines more vibrantly than Venus, the brightest object in the sky.
North Taurid meteor showers produce about five visible meteors per hour at a relatively slow speed.
North and South Taurids have slightly different streams in the sky, but both appear to emerge from the head of the constellation Taurus the Bull, which the showers are named after. Debris from the Comet 2P/Encke produces both North and South Taurid showers, according to EarthSky.
According to over 200 reports from the American Meteor Society (AMS) and NASA cameras in western North Carolina, it was visible for just 3.5 seconds beginning about 48 miles northeast of Greenville, NC and travelling northwest at approximately 33,000 miles per hour.
According to those reports, particularly the object's brightness, it was estimated to be around the size of a football and weigh between 40 and 45 pounds before disintegrating about 28 miles southeast of Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
Trajectory of meteor over eastern NC on Nov 10, indicates that this was a member of the Taurid meteor shower, which reaches its climax this week.
It was almost certainly a fragment of Asteroid 2004 TG10, which passes through our region of the solar system every 3.3 years.
Sign up for CNN's Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more.
(CNN)If you missed the peak of South Taurids last week, the North Taurid meteor shower will shine this Thursday and Friday, potentially producing a few of its signature fireballs.
The Taurids bring slow and steady streams from September to December. The peaks aren't as eventful and defined as some other meteor showers, such as the Perseids in August, according to EarthSky. But the Taurids are known for the occasional fireball, which is a meteor that shines more vibrantly than Venus, the brightest object in the sky.
North Taurid meteor showers produce about five visible meteors per hour at a relatively slow speed.
North and South Taurids have slightly different streams in the sky, but both appear to emerge from the head of the constellation Taurus the Bull, which the showers are named after. Debris from the Comet 2P/Encke produces both North and South Taurid showers, according to EarthSky.