– It was rocket-like and went straight into the air, he says about how he experienced what was a meteor. The meteor burned up over the sea areas off Florø, according to the Norwegian Meteor Network, writes NTB. Idsøe says that on Saturday evening he saw what he describes as “a kind of huge shooting star or a meteor-like thing” in the sky off the coast of Ulsteinvik on Sunnmøre. He saw what he describes as a very powerful light in the sky when he was out at sea with the well boat “Aqua Skillsøy”. Andreas Idsøe says that it was a special experience. Photo: Private – It lit up the whole sky, he says, and describes it as a white light with a kind of green tinge. – It took between five and eight seconds, says Idsøe. – It went into orbit across the sky at a terrible speed. It was very special. – Suddenly became bright Per Skram (27) is another who has seen the meteor. He was visiting his girlfriend’s great-grandmother when they saw a bright light. – It suddenly became bright, so I thought at first it was a car driving with high beams. But then I looked up at the sky, and there was a massive, flaming light that shot across the sky with a long, blue tail behind it, he says. There are several sightings of what is supposed to be a meteorite. This photo was taken from Venabygdsfjellet, Ringebu. Photo: Madeleine Koller Norheim More reports The main rescue center of Southern Norway says on Saturday that they have received more reports of a strong green light in the sky. Observations should have been made in Bergen, Sandnes, Ålesund, Os, Flekkefjord, Sigdal, Stavanger, Ørsta. Sykkylven and Stadlandet, to name a few observations. news has also tonight received several tips from many places in southern Norway about a bright light in the sky. Axel Spencer Gloppestad observed the meteorite at Reksnes between Nordfjordeid and Måløy around 19.08. – I gasped and thought “what the hell was that there”. The sky was blue, says Gloppestad to news. He has never observed anything like that before. – My wife came driving behind me, she was also very surprised. The first thing we said to each other was “did you see that meteorite?”. Filmed the light phenomenon from the car in Nordfjord. Thought it was fireworks Bård Aune and his wife Cathrin were also driving a car when they saw the light just outside the center of Ålesund (video is in the compilation video at the top of the article). – She was sure it was fireworks, but since it went down I thought it was a meteor, he says. The light was turquoise and lit up the whole sky, he says. – It was very fascinating to see. It was over in three seconds, says Aune. The camera on the car caught the phenomenon, and now the whole family has seen it several times. – The children missed it, and watch the video over and over again, says Aune. Meteor Photo: Scanpix A meteor is the light phenomenon that is observed in the atmosphere from approximately 140-120 km above the earth’s surface downwards, when an asteroid or fragment of a comet from outer space enters the atmosphere. Meteors have a speed of about 11.2 km/s to 72 km/s when they enter the atmosphere. A meteor can be so faint that it is only visible in a large telescope, while others can shine brighter than the sun. The largest and brightest meteors can give rise to meteorites that fall to the ground. The Geminids and Leonids are the most famous meteor showers. (Source: Wikipedia) – There is a meteor shower now Meteorologist on duty, Siri Wiberg, tells news that there have been observations of what is probably a meteor. – There is a meteor shower now, called the Leonids. Then you can see a lot of shooting stars, they burn up quickly, you might see a line across the sky for a second. But this one lasted longer and was bigger. According to Wiberg, this happens a couple of times a year. – When the weather is clear, a meteor can be observed in many places, she says.
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