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They say hill-walking is a rewarding experience. Well, for three members of the Bluestack Ramblers, that could prove to be a massive understatement.
Bernard McGlinchey, Anne Leonard and Maureen Cannon were out hiking last Saturday when keen-eyed Anne noticed a rock that looked strangely out of place in the woods.
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The only full-time meteorite hunter in the UK, Robert Elliot, said that if the meteorites have landed in Northern Ireland or the Republic and are rare enough, they could fetch up to £10,000 per kilo.
In Northern Ireland people reported seeing the bright ball of light in Armagh, Craigavon and Omagh.
The Northern Ireland Coastguard also took calls from people who believed the fireball had ditched in Lough Neagh.
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Although preliminary findings have revealed the meteor may have landed in Donegal, Chairman of Astronomy Ireland David Moore is now appealing for people in Offaly who have surveillance cameras to check their footage.
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A 'blazing ball of fire' was seen falling through the sky in County Longford last Wednesday evening. The unusual sight was caused by a collision between a meteor and the earth's atmosphere and now the hunt is on by Longfordians to find a piece of this giant meteorite, which is valued at an astounding $500 (360) per gramme.
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"There were two separate events. The first, and almost certainly the most important, was at about 5.50pm, and seems to have travelled from Kerry at least as far as Armagh and south Tyrone. That one may have been a 'meteorite dropper', though it's too early to say.
The second, not as big or bright, but at least as bright as Venus, was at about 7.30 - 7.40pm more than one and a half hours later. It was seen from near Moy, Co Tyrone, and was travelling in a north east direction" -  Irish Astronomical Association.

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A fireball seen by thousands of people across Ireland last week probably landed somewhere in Co Donegal, Astronomy Ireland said today.
However, Professor Mark Bailey, astrophysicist and director of the Armagh Observatory, rejected the claim, arguing that it is "highly unlikely" any fragments from the fireball fell to land.
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A spokesman for Astronomy Ireland says they are busy inputting eye witness data into their computer system and have identified the North West as the likely location where the meteor went to ground.
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Donegal has been confirmed as the most likely landing place for a meteorite sighted across Ireland last week.
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Experts at Astronomy Ireland are preparing to make an announcement on where they believe the meteorite may have landed at a public lecture at Trinity College this evening.
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Meteorite hunters could earn up to £10,000 for the recovery of pieces of the fireball that blazed across Ireland's skies last week.
Up to 70,000 people from across Northern Ireland and the Republic witnessed the spectacle, which happened at around 6pm on Wednesday night.
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