René Breton
Appearances
Global News Podcast
South Korea's president impeached
We're talking about little debris from a space trail, basically, of grit left over behind by a rocky boulder orbiting around the sun. And we just happen to, the Earth is happening to cut across this trail, basically.
Global News Podcast
South Korea's president impeached
Yeah. Yeah, so it's many of these very bright lines across the sky. On good conditions, we can see up to maybe 120 per hour, and they all seem to come from the same direction in the sky, but they go all across over you, basically. So it's a bit like standing in the middle of a railroad and looking at the tracks that seem to converge when you look very far.
Global News Podcast
South Korea's president impeached
Yeah, so this one is one of the better ones through the year. So we just so happen to cut across that trail of debris at a fairly low speed, if you want. So as they zip through the sky, when we see these little grains of sand basically combusting in the upper atmosphere, they go relatively slowly, so it gives more time to really see them well.
Global News Podcast
South Korea's president impeached
And the other thing is that their chemical composition is such that... Some of them will show up with a bit of colour, so not just white, but some might have a yellowish or even a bluish colour.
Global News Podcast
South Korea's president impeached
Still to come... Very bright lines across the sky. On good conditions, we can see up to maybe 120 per hour. Not just white, but some might have a yellowish or even a bluish colour.