[HN Gopher] Rumbling meteor lights up Norway; part of it may hav...
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       Rumbling meteor lights up Norway; part of it may have landed near
       Oslo
        
       Author : DoreenMichele
       Score  : 93 points
       Date   : 2021-07-25 17:40 UTC (5 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (www.reuters.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (www.reuters.com)
        
       | mdeck_ wrote:
       | Some better footage:
       | 
       | https://twitter.com/dexcash/status/1419080071621619715?s=21
       | https://twitter.com/arnejrgen/status/1419248599624568832?s=2...
        
       | Quai wrote:
       | I saw the flash, and around three minutes later, heard the sound.
       | It was impressive!
       | 
       | If I'm right about the time between the light and the sound, it
       | was around ~60km/37mi away, but still clearly audible!
        
       | habibur wrote:
       | All those "5 meteorites to pass by Earth this month" title makers
       | never hit earth.
       | 
       | And those that hit earth don't seem to make any news before they
       | strike.
        
         | user-the-name wrote:
         | The ones that we can see before they hit are very big. The ones
         | that do hit are too small to be seen beforehand. There are a
         | lot more of the smaller ones than the bigger ones.
        
         | bonzini wrote:
         | Those that make a title would make quite some damage if they
         | did hit earth. Those that don't make a title may still be
         | spectacular, but they're too small to be detected.
        
         | dragonwriter wrote:
         | > All those "5 meteorites to pass by Earth this month" title
         | makers never hit earth.
         | 
         | 100% of all meteorites hit the Earth, by definition.
         | 
         | I think you mean "meteor".
        
           | TheAdamAndChe wrote:
           | By that definition, would a meteor that vaporizes in our
           | atmosphere before impact just be considered a meteor?
        
             | CyanBird wrote:
             | Asteroid, meteor, meteorite, aerolite
             | 
             | I'd like to know if someone else knows other variations
             | 
             | Asteroid: rock in space
             | 
             | Meteor: asteroid in atmosphere (falling generally)
             | 
             | Meteorite: meteor which touched ground
             | 
             | Aerolite: rock in atmosphere (be it flying, falling,
             | levitating or otherwise)
             | 
             | Comet: Icyspace rock, comma and ejecta are not strictly
             | necessary
        
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       | dmix wrote:
       | Too bad there wasn't a bunch of people driving with car cameras
       | like in Russia, which turned out to be very useful during their
       | meteorite event.
       | 
       | This was also at 1am at night in a more rural area.
       | 
       | Maybe more video will come out as this news spreads and people
       | check security cameras.
        
         | grkvlt wrote:
         | the first twitter video link in a comment above looks like
         | dashcam footage?
        
         | astrophysics wrote:
         | That's because no one can afford to drive in Oslo any more.
         | Every road is a toll road and there are no parking spaces any
         | more.
        
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       | cronin101 wrote:
       | I missed out on the flash but the pressure wave rattled my front
       | door like someone was trying to get in (and the dog was none too
       | pleased about that).
        
       | gundamdoubleO wrote:
       | I was wondering what the hell that was last night
        
       | Foivos wrote:
       | I saw the sky lighting up several times. I thought it was a
       | thunderstorm and was confused by the total lack of sound.
       | 
       | Here is the best video I could find:
       | https://www.nrk.no/norge/meldinger-om-ildkule-pa-himmelen-et...
        
       | Negitivefrags wrote:
       | About 2 years ago there was a meteor around this size or maybe a
       | little smaller that passed over Auckland, NZ.
       | 
       | I was sitting in my spa pool looking up at the stars around
       | midnight and it passed over head. Took about 30 seconds and went
       | from one side of the sky to the other an left a huge streak of
       | fire.
       | 
       | There were a couple of posts on social media like "Did anyone see
       | that giant fireball?" but no video footage or news about the
       | event otherwise.
       | 
       | I always feel like nobody believes me when I tell them this.
        
         | peterburkimsher wrote:
         | I saw one a couple of months ago from Pakuranga! No sound, so
         | it must've been far away, but at first I thought it must be a
         | firework (bright white though, ending in a flash not an
         | explosion). Could've been space junk not a meteor.
        
         | Oliver_Daemen37 wrote:
         | I do believe you, same happen to me in the Netherlands
        
         | the-dude wrote:
         | Had you been drinking?
        
         | eliaspro wrote:
         | Had a similar experience around 8 years ago over southern
         | Germany.
        
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