NORTH ROYALTON , Ohio (WJW) — A Northeast Ohio photographer got what he said might be the best local shots of a fireball lighting up the sky on Saturday night.
Ryan Connor of North Royalton, who’s part of the American Meteor Society , in a Sunday email to FOX 8 News said he has two automated camera systems permanently mounted, watching the skies. Here’s the result:
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“The video capture system is a seven-camera design which specifically is for automated meteor captures,” he wrote. “I record meteors every night where it’s clear and capture fireball around once a month on average.”
Nearly 300 other people reported a meteor, according to the society’s website . One report from North Royalton just before midnight described a green flash that turned to red, burning out with flying sparks.
There were several different sources of meteoric activity active on Oct. 5, according to the society’s website .
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