Donegal the location for great ball of fire?
Speculation is mounting that the spectacular fireball, witnessed by thousands of people across Irish skies last week, could have landed in Donegal.
A spokesman for Astronomy Ireland says they are busy imputting eye witness data into their computer system and have identified the North West as the likely location where the meteor went to ground.
The valuable space rocks can be worth up to 30 times the value of gold if found.
Astronomy Ireland's David Moore said they are still appealing for witnesses to the rare phenomena to fill out a report, which is available from the society website.
He is also appealing to owners of CCTV systems to check for any signs of the fireball. He says if the event was caught on "three or four cameras" as it streaked across the nations skies, it could be worth as much data as all the witnesses combined.
"If you have a security camera filming a car park or a building that takes in a bit of the horizon, there is a chance you got the fireball coming down and this can be anywhere in the country from Cork to Donegal, it makes no difference," he said. "Camera footage is worth its weight in gold."
To join in the search for the meteor or report your sighting, please visit www.astonomy.ie
Email to a friend
Print this page
Looking for...
Featured advertisers
Jobs
Search for a job
Weather for Donegal
Thursday 17 May 2012
Today
Light rain
Temperature: 6 C to 10 C
Wind Speed: 7 mph
Wind direction: South west
Tomorrow
Light rain
Temperature: 7 C to 11 C
Wind Speed: 14 mph
Wind direction: North east
