Russian military satellite debris puts on stunning light show in the sky over Tasmania
Anyone keeping an eye on the night sky has been treated to a spectacular light show – and it all started from an event nearly 15,000km away.
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HUNDREDS of Tasmanians were left starstruck on Friday night as a group of bright burning lights shot through the skies.
Many posted to social media in confusion about what they had seen, wondering whether it had been shooting stars, a meteor shower, or a comet.
The bright lights were actually debris burning up in the earth’s atmosphere after the launch of a satellite on the other side of the globe.
A Russian military satellite was launched about 5.30pm AEST which was expected to result in a visible re-entry over parts of Victoria and Tasmania about an hour later.
According to NASA, Russia’s Aerospace Forces launched the Soyuz-2-1b rocket carrying a satellite designed to give the Kremlin advance warning of missile attacks.
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