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    Tuesday, May 17, 2016

    Massive Meteor Fireball Lit The Northeast Sky Last Night

    I guessed I missed the massive meteor fireball that streaked across the sky in the Northeast in the early hours of Tuesday morning. You can see a video from a police car dashcam in Portand, Maine here. The fireball was seen from as far north as Ontario to as far south as Pennsylvania and in all the New England states. And the sonic boom as it exploded was also heard over a wide area.  I was out trying to get some pictures of Mars but it started clouding over around 12:15am, so I packed it in and missed this spectacular meteor show. If you saw the meteor or, even better, have video of the incredible event, please contact the American Meteor Society.

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