A large fireball was captured streaking across the skies of the city of Campinas, state of São Paulo, Brazil, at 22:07 UTC on Monday, September 1, 2014.
The fireball was captured by stations in Campinas (OMCJN and WAS) and Mogi das Cruzes (MC4).
Video credit: OMCJN - Municipal Observatory Campinas Jean Nicolini
Featured image: OMCJN - Municipal Observatory Campinas Jean Nicolini. COMS Project / Brazilian Network for Observation of Meteors - Bramon
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