While most Alaskans were tucked up in bed early on Wednesday morning, a number of home security cameras in and around the city captured a natural phenomenon that would have gone largely unrecognized.
A bright light was visible in Southcentral Alaska after a meteorite hurtled across the sky.
In footage captured by a resident's door cam, we can see a meteorite in the sky above Alaska.
Some people witnessed the event from their vehicle before reporting it on the American meteorite society website.
One witness said he saw it from the car. The streak was much, much wider, not like the thin lines of shooting stars or meteor showers. One of the people in the car with me was interested in astronomy and agreed that she had never seen anything like it.
The bright light came behind me and lit up the sky, but then it came over the top of my car and disappeared suddenly. There is a bright white front with a bright blue back.
Mark Conde, a physics professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, told a local news site that the event was most likely a part of the comet 8P/Tuttle.
As the shower is about to peak, Thursday night is a great time to stick your head out of the window or go to a location free from light pollution to see if you can spot any shooting stars. According to EarthSky, you may be able to see up to 10 meteors per hour, but they are not likely to be as big as the one over Alaska.
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