There must have been some eager stargazers out tonight in Melbourne and parts of Sydney! A bright meteorite with a long tail reportedly streaked across the sky at 9:45pm AEST. Did you see it? Update: now with awesome video!
Update 2:
Sydney Observatory says the meteor was actually space junk.
Latest News of bright light over Sydney #meteor. It is not 11195 Meteor but space junk which broke up over Sydney according to Dr Lomb.
— Sydney Observatory (@sydneyobs) July 10, 2014
Reports of bright object in sky over east coast Aust tonight! Likely Space Junk http://t.co/HScjdqC6VS #BREAKING #ABCNews24 @drspacejunk
— Sydney Observatory (@sydneyobs) July 10, 2014
Matt Kearsley on Twitter saw it, and snapped a photo!
Meteor over Melbourne tonight??? #meteor pic.twitter.com/3L0XK5hCgj
— Matt Kearsley (@matt_kearsley) July 10, 2014
Here’s another:
#shooting_star in the skies over Frankston heading north. Amazing! pic.twitter.com/5GpUmaI61x
— Jennyann North (@jennyann24) July 10, 2014
Others also report seeing it, but no more photos as yet.
Getting reports of a big meteor over Melbourne. Did you get a photo? Tweet it to us!
— ABC Radio Melbourne (@774melbourne) July 10, 2014
Just saw a huge meteor with a big tail, break up over Campbeltown NSW. Coolest thing ever! @newscomauHQ @SkyWeatherAUS
— Emma Healey (@emmasbrain) July 10, 2014
Lots of people in Sydney and Melbourne are reporting a big meteorite (or similar) in the sky about 9:45pm.
— Nick Dole (@NicholasDole) July 10, 2014
Put a link to your pic in the comments if you saw it!
Of course, it’s nowhere near as dramatic as what Townsville residents saw the other week.
More photos as we get them!
Here’s a live feed of the #meteor chat, which is now Trending in Sydney and Melbourne.