Bad Astronomy -
7 Sep 2015 13:30
An extremely bright fireball was seen over Bangkok, Thailand this morning (Sep. 7, 2015) at about 08:40 local time (0:40 UTC). Many witnesses saw and heard it, and it left a vapor trail as well. The video is impressive (the meteor comes in at 30 seconds): The first thing I noticed was that it was moving extremely rapidly, and went from just being visible to flaring hugely in just over two seconds. If you look at the shadows, and note that sunrise is at about 06:00 this time of year, then you can...
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