Great news, Colorado: We are MORE than halfway through this crazy dumpster fire of a year, which means we – hopefully – have less than 6 months left of all this craziness. Are you relieved? Don’t get too comfortable yet, as one of the most 2020 things to happen to Colorado just occurred via a meteor exploding over the Denver area.
If you were driving around the Denver area on Tuesday, July 28th, you may have seen what appeared to be the sky falling, but what this bizarre sight actually was was an exploding meteor.
NASA/ESA/Wikimedia Commons Because, 2020.
According to a Denver Post article, director of the planetarium at the University of Colorado John Keller confirmed that there was indeed a meteor over Golden, saying that “What they were seeing was a very large rock burning up in the atmosphere,” and that you can “see it breaking up and disintegrating and continuing to burn.”
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Keller also told the Denver Post that the meteor over Colorado was a “bolide,” a bright asteroid that shrunk to less than a meter in size before entering the earth’s atmosphere.
Thomas Grau/Wikimedia Commons
While a meteor flying over the Denver Metro area may seem like the world is ending, Tuesday night’s phenomenon is actually a regular occurrence, though Denver Museum of Nature and Science space scientist Naomi Pequette told 9News that a few of these have been spotted in Denver in recent years.
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Did you get to see last Tuesday’s meteor shower for yourself? We would love to hear about your experience and see your pictures in the comments!
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Guys, we just saw one of the craziest things we have ever seen in our lives and I managed to capture some of it. A meteor for the ages! pic.twitter.com/kPIchIPREV — Amber Coffman (@Amber_Coffman) July 29, 2020
Last night’s meteor (dashcam video was taken heading south on I 25, north of downtown) from r/Denver
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If you were driving around the Denver area on Tuesday, July 28th, you may have seen what appeared to be the sky falling, but what this bizarre sight actually was was an exploding meteor.
NASA/ESA/Wikimedia Commons Because, 2020.
According to a Denver Post article, director of the planetarium at the University of Colorado John Keller confirmed that there was indeed a meteor over Golden, saying that “What they were seeing was a very large rock burning up in the atmosphere,” and that you can “see it breaking up and disintegrating and continuing to burn.”
Twitter/@Amber_Coffman
Keller also told the Denver Post that the meteor over Colorado was a “bolide,” a bright asteroid that shrunk to less than a meter in size before entering the earth’s atmosphere.
Thomas Grau/Wikimedia Commons
While a meteor flying over the Denver Metro area may seem like the world is ending, Tuesday night’s phenomenon is actually a regular occurrence, though Denver Museum of Nature and Science space scientist Naomi Pequette told 9News that a few of these have been spotted in Denver in recent years.
NASA/Planetary Science/Wikimedia Commons
Did you get to see last Tuesday’s meteor shower for yourself? We would love to hear about your experience and see your pictures in the comments!
Flickr/sethgraham.photos
NASA/ESA/Wikimedia Commons
Because, 2020.
Twitter/@Amber_Coffman
Thomas Grau/Wikimedia Commons
NASA/Planetary Science/Wikimedia Commons
Flickr/sethgraham.photos
Guys, we just saw one of the craziest things we have ever seen in our lives and I managed to capture some of it. A meteor for the ages! pic.twitter.com/kPIchIPREV
— Amber Coffman (@Amber_Coffman) July 29, 2020
For even more Only in Colorado all-natural wonders, click on Rim Rock Nature Trail Is A Low-Key Colorado Hike That Has An Amazing Payoff.
