{"id":144993,"date":"2023-11-15T04:58:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T04:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritywshow.com\/?p=144993"},"modified":"2023-11-15T04:58:01","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T04:58:01","slug":"rocky-horror-show-mystery-as-fiery-meteor-slams-into-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritywshow.com\/world-news\/rocky-horror-show-mystery-as-fiery-meteor-slams-into-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Rocky horror show! Mystery as fiery &apos;meteor&apos; slams into island"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Rocky horror show! Mystery as fiery &#8216;meteor&#8217; slams into island<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Fireball seen streaking through sky over remote Scots community\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Scientists launch bid to locate fragments of debris from crash site\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It is a sleepy island whose 163 residents enjoy a slow pace of life.<\/p>\n<p>But now Gigha could become a magnet for meteorite hunters after a fireball streaked through the sky and reportedly crashed into a field on Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n<p>The tiny island, off the coast of Kintyre, is home to just one caf\u00e9 and a single pub.<\/p>\n<p>However, meteorologists, star-gazers and amateur meteorite hunters are now vying to find out if a fragment can be found.<\/p>\n<p>Residents reported the event to the UK Meteor Network, which was inundated with accounts of sightings of a flying ball of flame.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/09\/20\/77621553-12731657-A_meteor_reportedly_crashed_into_a_field_in_Gigha_off_the_coast_-m-43_1699561130936.jpg\" height=\"664\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A meteor crashed into a field in Gigha, off the coast of Kintyre<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/09\/20\/77621555-12731657-image-m-25_1699560429022.jpg\" height=\"476\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Gigha could become a magnet for meteor hunters after a fireball streaked through the sky and crashed into a field\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Shocked Gigha local Roger Glover described the burning meteor landing in a field. He wrote in his report to UK Meteor Network: \u2018[It] landed burning and a bonfire-size fire started then died. I am concerned in case it\u2019s radioactive.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Another Gigha resident reported seeing a \u2018small fragment\u2019. Ellie Logan posted: \u2018Did anyone else see a \u201cfalling star\u201d crossing south end of island around 4.40pm?<\/p>\n<p>I was on way back from dog walk and moved to side to avoid a car and caught something burning out into the field.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Space debris is called a meteor when it enters Earth\u2019s atmosphere and starts to burn. Any part which lands is then called a meteorite.<\/p>\n<p>The bright flash appeared around 5pm on Tuesday and even residents from across Glasgow and Stirling described seeing a bright \u2018greenish blue\u2019 light that split into two or three parts and glowed \u2018yellowish for a second\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Luke Daley, a lecturer in planetary geoscience at the University of Glasgow said the meteor was not part of a wider meteor shower and was likely an isolated event.<\/p>\n<p>Amateur meteorite hunter Rob Elliott said that, because of their rare nature, British meteorites can sell for up to \u00a320,000.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12731657\/Rocky-horror-Mystery-fiery-meteor-slams-island.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rocky horror show! 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