Watch: meteor shower lights up Norwegian sky

Updated : Nov 23, 2022 20:41
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AP

An extremely bright meteorite lit up southern parts of Norway on the weekend. It was a part of the passing northern Taurids.

The Norwegian Meteor Network reported the event as taking place at 19:08 local time on Saturday.

The bolide - a term used to describe an exceptionally bright meteor - had regional police receive reports by concerned members of the public over the sighting.

Agder police tweeted a message to reassure citizens that the Norwegian Meteor Network had confirmed the bright light belonged to a meteor shower.

Experts said the bolide had completely burned up in the atmosphere at 65 kilometres (40 miles) above sea level.

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