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RE: County Donegal Meteor

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Hundreds of people have been contacting an Irish astronomy group following reports of a fireball last week.
Astronomy Ireland huge explosion was seen in the skies over the country on Thursday at about 2100 BST.
Since then hundreds of people have contacted Astronomy Ireland, many from Northern Ireland, with their account of the event.

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Irish astronomy group investigating after 'explosion in the sky'
An astronomy group in Ireland is seeking help to discover what may have caused a huge explosion in the sky on Thursday night, at 2100 BST.

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"If it's brighter than the full moon then there's a chance that part of it survived and landed" - David Moore.

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Huge 'sky explosion' investigated
An Irish astronomy group is calling for help in tracing the origin of a huge explosion in the skies over the country on Thursday evening.
Astronomy Ireland said it was currently investigating the explosion, which occurred at 2100 BST.
A spokesman said the most likely explanation was a space rock or satellite crashing into the atmosphere.

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Astronomers in search of meteorite
Astronomers are on the trail of a meteorite after a massive explosion over Ireland.

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