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The car of the Irkutsk region was in the video

Added	Fri, 24/07/2020
Источники	gismeteo.ru youtube.com
Дата публикации	Thu, 23/07/2020
Версии	Meteor

According to the head of the Observatory of ISU Sergei Yazev, inhabitants of Irkutsk have witnessed the flight of a bright bolide over the region and even managed to capture the unique spectacle on video. "Space visitor" appeared in the sky around 22:40 local time.

Sergei Yazev also said that the current car was inferior in size to its predecessor, which caused noise in the news, in 2016, swept over lake Baikal. However, he weighed a few pounds.

The surface of the Earth, the car is still not reached, completely burned from the friction with the air in the atmosphere.

Sergei Yazev added that the appearance of the fireballs in the sky in General is not uncommon, but they rarely manage to capture on video. Due to the fact that the witnesses managed to impose on the phenomenon of smartphone cameras, scientists can now at least on visual signs to determine the main parameters of the project.

Unfortunately for surveillance (and especially shooting!) car must have great luck, but admire even more rare — comet — you can directly tonight.

Translated by «Yandex.Translator»