Queenslanders in the state’s far north region witnessed an out-of-this world experience on Saturday night when a bright fireball-like object plummeted from the night sky.
In a blink-or-you’ll-miss-it event, a suspected meteorite was captured descending from space emitting a white and orange glow, before appearing to crash.
The epic scene occurred at about 9.22pm and was observed across multiple suburbs spanning from Barcaldine in the state’s far west to Cooktown in the far north.
The sight lit turned the sky shades of green, orange and white. Picture: Facebook / Channel 9
Several residents were lucky to capture the spur-of-the-moment spectacle on their phones and cameras, with many taking to social media to share the experience.
An amateur astronomer told the Townsville Bulletin he suspected the object was a “rogue meteor”.
“It’s not common at all, people who happened to see it should feel lucky,” he said.
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He estimated the meteor to be no bigger than a human fist in size and likely would have burnt up upon entering Earth’s atmosphere.
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