I promise I
won’t be writing to you daily – just that a kind person sent a website link of
the meteors that have recently fallen and when I look at this picture and
imagine a black sky and the item in question a burnt orange like the coal of a
cigarette – then I reckon this is what I saw 2 nights ago. Nadia
Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online
Just one day after a spectacular meteor exploded over Russian skies, shattering windows and
injuring more than a 1,200 people, Cubans were treated to a similar event,
albeit on a much smaller scale.
Many of Cuba’s citizens watched in wonderment as a small fireball soared
across the early evening skies on Friday before exploding. Startled residents
described seeing the bright light in the sky just seconds before a thunderous
boom sent shockwaves through the air, shaking windows and walls. While the
Cuban meteor explosion was similar to the Russian event, it was by far smaller
and, as a result, no injuries or damages were reported.
The Cuban event also occurred on the same day
many Californians witnessed a small shooting star (meteorite)
burning up in the night sky as it fell through Earth’s atmosphere over San
Francisco.
