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Bolide - astronomers have determined the nature of an unusual flare in the sky over St. Petersburg

Added	Tue, 16/11/2021
Источники	ru.armeniasputnik.am stolicaonego.ru
Дата публикации	Thu, 11/11/2021
Версии	Meteor

The evening sky over St. Petersburg, Leningrad Region and Karelia was illuminated by a bright flash, several flying glowing balls are visible on the video.

The scientific director of the Ka-Dar Observatory, Stas Korotky, told the publication fontanka.ru what is captured on the videos is a classic car.

"It looks like a standard car, it's 100% him. The speed of the body is quite high - by eye from 20 to 40 kilometers per second. Gorenje is visible at altitudes from 100 to 40 kilometers. Judging by its size, it was no more than a meter before entering the atmosphere. Maybe the length reached tens of centimeters," the expert added.