An impressive meteor was observed at about 10:01 pm on Monday and was visible from the entire island, according to reports received by the Caribbean Astronomical Society (SAC).
The educational entity analyzed the trajectory of the notable fireball and confirmed it was a “Delta Cancrids”, belonging to a meteor shower that seems to be related to possible residues of the asteroid “2001 YB5”.
“At the end of the meteor’s path, some line disintegration is observed, that is, as if it were fragmenting into two or three segments, which is consistent with a rocky object fragmenting, while some images that we were able to capture show an intense green color that further suggests some metallic content. This added to the trajectory that coincides perfectly with a ‘Delta Cancrids’, is indicative that what we saw was indeed a small fragment of an asteroid disintegrating”, indicated the SAC in written statements.
These rocky fragments are estimated to be disintegrating through our atmosphere at a speed of 62,000 miles per hour.
The organization urged to be attentive to our skies, since it is not ruled out that some other bright meteor can be seen during this month of February, at the same time that it clarified there is nothing to fear, since these are normal events of nature and Fortunately, our atmosphere causes the disintegration of a large part of these objects.
In the case of last night’s meteor, it is possible that small fragments reached the surface over the sea, over the Mona Channel.