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Research ship captures the moment a meteor breaks up over Tasmania’s south coast
The livestream camera on board the CSIRO’s research vessel Investigator operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, but rarely does it pick up a remarkable event.
Key points:
- A livestream camera on a CSIRO research vessel has captured the moment a meteor broke up over the ocean
- The meteor appeared bright green to the naked eye but was captured on video in black and white
- The voyage manager said the ship was in the right place at the right time
Just before 9:30pm on Wednesday, crew on board the vessel about 100 kilometres south of Tasmania were treated to the sight of a meteor breaking up over the ocean.
The bright flash of light, which appeared green to the naked eye but was captured on video in black and white, descended from space and…
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