Research ship captures the moment a meteor breaks up over Tasmania’s south coast – ABC News

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.

• 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…

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