A 2016 picture of a meteor has resurfaced on the internet and people are coming up with conspiracy theories of what it is 'actually' a photo of. The photo, taken by molecular biologist-turned-photographer for National Geographic Prasenjeet Yadav, shows a meteor emitting a brilliant flash of emerald green light as it streaks towards the ground. While taking to Instagram, Yadav said that it was the most memorable shot he has captured in his life. After the photo went viral on social media, people started coming up with various theories including claims that it was a photo of DC superhero Green Lantern or an alien invasion. Take a look at some of the reactions here: “Single reactor ignition.” pic.twitter.com/Ysqzt7qF8P — Dave Leicester- its raining. boo. (@_BlackBinLiner) April 26, 2020 pic.twitter.com/08lAvHWILW — Professor Acksman (@aderitojmachado) April 26, 2020 Green lantern coming back to earth — jon (@jt_shadow35) April 26, 2020 pic.twitter.com/VU77E3BAOM — Declan Steele (@DecSteele) April 26, 2020 Amazing shot! — Kingdom of Champions (@1KingChampion) April 26, 2020 This looks so amazing 🥰 — Hasan Shariar (@hasanalshariar) April 26, 2020 pic.twitter.com/H0yZAATpnc — Daniel Kalban (@DanielKalban) April 26, 2020 Kryptonite. Don't send Superman or Supergirl to retrieve it. Also, don't send Batman. He's already got one. pic.twitter.com/DDvlO54hW1 — Witty Librarian At Large (@PaulWartenberg) April 27, 2020 seconds before Alderaan was destroyed — Jonathan Brown (@KrypTanko) April 26, 2020 pic.twitter.com/IaPEm75HLY — Jan (@janr_n1) April 26, 2020 That’s no meteor… pic.twitter.com/JqH9tjD7wU — Marcos (@marcanthonyyym) April 26, 2020 At this point with how 2020 is going, I wouldn't be surprised — A Snarky Cat Lady (@ASnarkyCatLady) April 27, 2020 Yeah so I'm pretty sure that's the start of an alien invasion — Ryan Hopprich (@zinoviev1) April 26, 2020 Yadav said he captured the meteor in Mettupalayam in India when he set up his camera to shoot a time-lapse picture. In his post, Yadav said the green colour was due to “a combination of the heating of oxygen around the meteor and the mix of minerals ignited as the rock enters Earth’s atmosphere.”
