A Texas police officer got a rare sight in the sky, when the camera in his car captured an image of a meteor entering Earth’s atmosphere with a green flash of bright light.
The Dashcam (a video camera mounted on a dashboard or in a windshield and used to continuously record a view of the road, traffic, etc. through a car windshield) recorded the meteor as it flew toward Earth, in eastern Travis County, which is located in south-central Texas, Near the city of Austin. The meteor can be seen shooting behind clouds illuminated by an apparently green light, falling from the sky in a vertical line. The Travis County Sheriff’s Office shared the footage on Twitter and confirmed that the celestial event occurred on Thursday, February 17th. It is possible that the meteor will appear green as a result of various factors; The dominant composition of meteorites can play an important role in the observed colors of the fireball, with some elements displaying distinct colors as they evaporate.