Bright meteor crosses the sky of Puerto Rico

The sighting of at least three meteors was recorded on Saturday night, culminating in a beautiful fireball around 22:47.

The Caribbean Astronomical Society (SAC) indicated that the bright meteor was visible from the entire island in a northeasterly direction. Some observers report that it showed a striking and colorful awakening, while others even perceived a sound.

“The detail that it emitted a sound is extremely interesting, because, as we know, light travels faster than sound, but several times a sound was recorded simultaneously with a meteor. It’s known as an electronic meteor, “said Eddie Irizarry, vice president of SAC.

He pointed out that it is a light sound and explained that sometimes some meteors emit very low radio frequencies, which cause vibrations in objects on the surface of the earth, which our ears perceive as a sound similar to a fryer or a rocket, while others compare it to the sound of “Christmas stars.”

SAC pointed out that on Monday, the 11th, another bright meteor was seen from the island and pointed out that the bright meteorite seen last night also came from the constellation Cancer.

“This means that it is related to Delta Cancrids, which produces a few bright meteors,” said the educational entity.

The trajectory of the fragments that cause Delta Cancrids is somewhat similar to that of the asteroid 2001 YB5, so it is possible that they are residues released by this space rock.

The organization had anticipated that this “rain” of meteors could cause some to be observed by January 24, mainly around the 17th.