© IE Online Media Services Pvt Ltd
Tags:
Journalism of Courage
A spectacular video captured by musician Amber Coffman of a meteorite is widely being shared on social media and also inspired plenty of memes.
Coffman captured the glowing meteorite shooting across the night sky and the video shared online has been viewed by millions so far. Describing the phenomenon as “one of the craziest things we have ever seen in our lives”, she said that it was a “meteor for the ages!”
https://twitter.com/Amber_Coffman/status/1288312386537967617
The video was shot at Taos in New Mexico, and when asked how she felt, Coffman said, “Absolutely stunned amazement! Elation! I feel high.”
As many commented on the video, scientist Dr James O’Donoghue explained how it was possible to shoot such a high-speed event with a basic camera.
Many drew parallels with scenes from popular films and there were plenty of memes:
https://twitter.com/DildineWTOP/status/1288366265560698880
https://twitter.com/alexjfmoller/status/1288318359621128192
https://twitter.com/Rickclark802/status/1288472355006816257
https://twitter.com/World_Of_Hurt/status/1288500462749007872
According to the American Meteor Society (AMS) meteor shower calender, two meteor showers — the southern Delta Aquarids and the Alpha Capricornids — were going to be visible and Coffman managed to capture that.
“All these showers are best seen after midnight. Some are not even visible until after midnight. Showers that peak with the moon’s phase greater than one half illuminated (first quarter to last quarter) will be affected by moonlight and difficult to observe,” AMS explained.
