{"id":791771,"date":"2024-12-05T16:48:08","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T21:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=791771"},"modified":"2024-12-05T16:48:08","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T21:48:08","slug":"very-bright-fireball-over-hokkaido-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=791771","title":{"rendered":"Very bright fireball over Hokkaido, Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>A very bright fireball was observed over Hokkaido shortly after 01:00 local time (LT) on Thursday, December 5, 2024 \u2014 16:00 UTC on December 4.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Fireball observed over Hokkaido, Japan at 01:00 JST on December 5, 2024. Image credit: NHK (stillshot)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>A very bright fireball was observed over several parts of Hokkaido shortly after 01:00 on December 5. The fireball was primarily visible in the eastern parts of Hokkaido.<\/p>\n<p>The fireball, described as orange and red, was captured by cameras installed at Tokachi Port in Hiroo Town, Tokachi, and in Akkeshi Town, Abashiri City, and Muroran City in eastern Hokkaido.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt appears to have been a fireball that exploded twice before falling,\u201d said Katsuhito Nakajima of the Ginga no Mori Astronomical Observatory.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"700\">\n<p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u3010\u9053\u5185\u5404\u5730\u3067\u300c\u706b\u7403\u300d\u3068\u307f\u3089\u308c\u308b\u73fe\u8c61\u3011<\/p>\n<p>5\u65e5\u5348\u524d1\u6642\u3059\u304e \u591c\u7a7a\u304c\u660e\u308b\u304f\u8f1d\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f<br \/>\u9053\u6771\u3092\u4e2d\u5fc3\u306b\u9053\u5185\u5404\u5730\u3067\u300c\u706b\u7403\u300d\u3068\u307f\u3089\u308c\u308b\u73fe\u8c61\u304c\u89b3\u6e2c\u3055\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305fhttps:\/\/t.co\/caNpTgcZpS<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E3%81%BB%E3%81%A3%E3%81%A8%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E5%8C%97%E6%B5%B7%E9%81%93?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u307b\u3063\u3068\u30cb\u30e5\u30fc\u30b9\u5317\u6d77\u9053<\/a> \u3067\u304a\u4f1d\u3048\u3057\u307e\u3059<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NHK%E5%B8%AF%E5%BA%83?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NHK\u5e2f\u5e83<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u5404\u5730\u306e\u6620\u50cf\u3092\u307e\u3068\u3081\u307e\u3057\u305f <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/b7hJELYH7R\">pic.twitter.com\/b7hJELYH7R<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NHK\u5317\u6d77\u9053 (@nhk_hokkaido) <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nhk_hokkaido\/status\/1864577610120126634?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/center><\/p>\n<p>Nakajima stated that while fireballs are not uncommon in Hokkaido, it is rare to observe one that shines as brightly as this.<\/p>\n<p>References:<\/p>\n<p><sup>1<\/sup> A phenomenon believed to be a \u201cfireball\u201d was observed mainly in eastern Hokkaido. \u2013 NHK \u2013 December 5, 2024<\/p>\n<p><!-- MOLONGUI AUTHORSHIP PLUGIN 4.9.7 --><br \/>\n<!-- https:\/\/www.molongui.com\/wordpress-plugin-post-authors --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/watchers.news\/2024\/12\/05\/hokkaido-fireball-japan-december-2024\/?rand=772151\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A very bright fireball was observed over Hokkaido shortly after 01:00 local time (LT) on Thursday, December 5, 2024 \u2014 16:00 UTC on December 4. 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