Meteor lights up the skies over Alberta in spectacular display

It only lasted a few seconds, but it lit up social media Wednesday morning. A meteor, streaking across the sky around 6:30 a.m., sent many Albertans scrambling to see if it was caught on their dashcams and home security cameras. Gary Boyle, a member of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, tells Global News the Earth is hit by tonnes of meteors every day but most are “just fine grains of sand, brought in by Earth’s gravity, and (they) vaporize.” Boyle, who is also known as “The Backyard Astronomer,” said the flash that lit up the sky Wednesday morning “looks like it was a large piece that hit the atmosphere and broke apart in little pieces.” Most people who reported seeing the meteor say it appeared green in colour and they were looking south at the time it streaked across the sky. Morgan Black has a look at some of the stunning videos and what happens next. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/10867607/meteor-lights-up-the-skies-over-southern-alberta/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #meteor #fireball