Around 05:09 am this Wednesday (03), a meteor entered Earth’s atmosphere and provided a massive flare in the skies, visible from several cities in the state of São Paulo and south of Minas Gerais. Some citizens shared images of those moments on the Internet.
In São Paulo, the flash has been recorded in the capital and at least eight other cities inland: Aguaí, Amparo, Campinas, Hortolândia, Pedreira, Rio Claro, São João da Boa Vista, and Sorocaba. In Minas Gerais, the object’s passage was captured by the Pico dos Dias Observatory in Brazópolis.
According to experts, the object looks like a bolide – In astronomy, the name given to a meteor that rubs against the atmosphere at very high speed, promoting an intense glow.
“Today we have a wonderful facility where cameras are installed in homes and other places, and so the recordings are more frequent,” said astronomer Júlio Lobo of the Jean Nicolini Municipal Observatory. G1.
According to him, the next step for astronomers will be to conduct an analysis to try to confirm which part of the sky the object came from.
Check out the recordings of that moment posted on the social networks below.
Meteorofilia (@meteorofilia) recorded the exact moment of the fall:
Here in São José dos Campos, SP I recorded a beautiful meteor / bolide over SP state @g1vanguard @jaommota @p3dromelo @_thaisleite @bandvaltv pic.twitter.com/wxsWuUkGic
— Meteorophilia (@meteorophilia) August 3, 2022
Pamela Silva (@Pam1999224) freaked out:
And a meteor fell at dawn in the city where I live and now I fear the end of the world?? pic.twitter.com/pK5rOVPSPj
— Pamela Silva (@Pam1999224) August 3, 2022
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Sabrina Andrade (@Sabrinaa2312) reports that her farm’s cameras captured the moment in Minas Gerais:
@g1campinas
Good morning I’m from Campinas
I saw the meteor up close, I have a farm in Treis marias on the island of Mangabal, I took the cameras there and it was seen from 800 km from there.#campaigns
##BDSP, #SP1 #SP2 #g1 #Sphere #gooddiasaopaulo pic.twitter.com/YNoUhDdqGP— Sabrina Andrade (@Sabrinaa2312) August 3, 2022
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Source: Tec Mundo
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