Moment when a meteor enters Earth’s atmosphere while a burning fireball is captured by the search cameras

A meteor lit up the night sky over the ocean near Australia, appearing as a burning fireball and then crashed over the ocean – and the stunning scene was captured on camera.

A research vessel was traveling in the waters off the coast of Tasmania at the perfect time, allowing its liverstream cameras to film footage of the meteorite as it entered Earth’s atmosphere.

The bright flash, which glowed green to the naked eye, was spotted Wednesday at 9:30 pm local time.

News of the sighting flooded the media, but the only cameras to catch him were those aboard the CSIRO RV Investigator.

CSIRO Voyage Director John Hooper, who was on the ship, said it was a fluke “after seeing the footage.

“What we saw looking at the live stream footage stunned us, the size and brightness of the meteor was incredible,” said Hooper.

“The meteor crosses the sky directly in front of the ship and then breaks down – it was great to watch the footage and we were very lucky to have captured everything on the ship’s live stream.”

Although the event was exciting, Glen Nagle, of CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science, stressed that it reminds us “that space is far from empty”.

“Over 100 tons of natural space debris enters the Earth’s atmosphere every day,” Nagle said.

“Most are not seen as it occurs in an uninhabited area like the southern ocean.

He went on to explain that meteors enter the atmosphere with enormous speed, ranging from 25,000 mph to 160,000 mph, this transforms their kinetic energy into other forms such as heat, light and sound.

In space, these objects are asteroids that travel along their own trajectory.

However, the path can change if they get too close to Earth due to the gravitational pull of our planet.

“When they enter our atmosphere, they become meteors and their entry can be visually spectacular,” Nagle said.

At the time the vision was captured, RV Investigator was located in the Tasman Sea about 62 miles (100 km) south of the Tasmanian coast.

The ship and crew conducted a Huon Marine Park seafloor mapping project for Parks Australia.

This ocean region is teeming with beautiful creatures, majestic seamounts and groves of rocky coral – and it seems the area is also a prime spot for sky gazing.

On Thursday morning, residents along the coast flooded local media with news of the meteor.

However, no one seemed to have any pictures or footage of the event – wait for the research team.

“Cameras are everywhere, in our pockets and in our cities, but they need to be aimed at the right place at the right time – RV Investigator was there and at that time,” Nagle said.