Meteor Caught on Camera Twice in Western Kentucky Early Sunday

When me and my sister were young, my parents used to point out the constellations in the night sky while were on the road. To this day, I can point out Orion and the Big Dipper and Little Dipper. It always drove me crazy when Dad would say "Do you see Orion's belt?" I guess I didn't have much of an imagination when trying to make sense of what visuals the stars created.

All I know is, that a clear night sky with endless amounts of stars is still magical to me. This leads me to ask this question, have you ever seen a shooting star, a meteor, or a meteorite? If you have seen a shooting star, you've seen a meteor. Meteorites are a rock that survives entering the Earth's atmosphere, and their size can range from bits of dust to huge rocks that create massive craters

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I do know these residents in both Daviess County and Muhlenberg Counties were a little worried when a meteor showed up in their respective backyards early Sunday morning.

Eyewitness News Chief Meteorologist Wayne Hart shared both videos on his Facebook page.

The Owensboro fly-by, rather fly-down footage is courtesy of Susan Mann. As you can see, it occurred close to 2:15 a.m. About an hour later in South Carrollton in northern Muhlenberg County, Janice Dockery caught the meteor on an outdoor camera.

I live in a second-floor apartment, but I would love to see all that goes on with outdoor cameras. They aren't just to catch porch pirates anymore.