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On September 2, 2024, at 20:12 UTC, NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick, commander of the SpaceX Crew-8 mission, recorded a beautiful timelapse footage of a dazzling green meteor explosion. The event was captured from the International Space Station (ISS) as it entered Earth\u2019s atmosphere over Cairo, Egypt.<\/strong><\/p>\n NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick, commander of the SpaceX Crew-8 mission, documented the stunning meteor explosion on video. Dominick, a United States Navy test pilot, is well-known for his extensive photos from space.<\/p>\n A magnificent meteor outburst, or bolide, another name for a brighter-than-usual meteor, was captured as a bright green fireball in a time-lapse film on September 2 at 20:12 UTC. The timelapse, consisting of 20 images, was captured from the ISS\u2019s Cupola module.<\/p>\n I showed this to a couple of friends yesterday to see what they thought. They both thought it was a meteor exploding in the atmosphere \u2013 a rather bright one called a bolide. Timelapse is slowed down to one frame per second for you to see it streaking and then exploding. <\/p>\n If you\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/tn2KmWgnoE<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Matthew Dominick (@dominickmatthew) September 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/center><\/p>\n The time of the incident is critical for meteor tracking and analysis, but Dominick mentioned that the camera\u2019s clock could be inaccurate by about 30 seconds. The meteor erupted as it entered the Earth\u2019s atmosphere and was destroyed owing to friction and pressure, resulting in a brilliant flash of light visible from space.\u00a0<\/p>\n The meteor explosion was seen from the International Space Station (ISS) as it flew above Cairo, Egypt. The time-lapse showed the meteor speeding across the sky before exploding above the Mediterranean.<\/p>\n \u201cTimelapse was set up over Northern Africa, which was very dark with lightning. I got greedy with ISO (25600), and when the time-lapse got to Cairo, the cities were overexposed,\u201d Dominick wrote in his X post. \u201cI was greedy because I wanted the Milky Way Core.\u00a0 When I went to review the shots afterward, I found the bolide.\u201d<\/p>\n A high ISO setting (25600) was utilized to photograph the Milky Way Core, which also captured the meteor. The timelapse was set up with a 1\/2-second exposure, a 15mm lens, and a frame rate of 1 per second. The meteor\u2019s brightness and explosion were captured amidst the darkness of Northern Africa, contrasting with city lights and lightning occurring over Cairo.<\/p>\n The timelapse, which shows a thorough picture of the meteor\u2019s explosion, gave important information on the bolide\u2019s magnitude and impact. Dominick\u2019s recording stressed the tremendous visual implications of astronomical occurrences and their spectacular look from space.<\/p>\n \u201cIf you know about these type of meteors please chime in. I am curious to know more,\u201d Dominick wrote further. \u201cI will post the longer time-lapse over the Nile River later.\u201d<\/p>\n Here is a longer and faster frame rate version of the timelapse. I think it is interesting to compare the size of the bolide blast to other objects in view like the mediterranean, Cairo, or lightning strikes. pic.twitter.com\/oQZnfAeVqg<\/a><\/p>\n\n
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