– Sky spectacle over Switzerland: “A satellite has crashed”
Many people made an exciting sighting on Tuesday evening. This is what’s behind it.
Published today at 22:19
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In Switzerland, people took spectacular pictures on Tuesday evening. “I have just received reports of space debris that is flying across the entire sky,” wrote Jonas Schenker, president of the Schafmatt Observatory, to his colleague Jose De Queiroz. De Queiroz is the founder and operator of the observatory in Falera (GR).
As can be seen in several videos, a bright object with a tail moved through the sky at night. For De Queiroz, the case is clear: “A satellite has crashed,” he told this editorial team.
The stargazer speaks of an extraordinary incident. The fireball was clearly visible for around ten seconds. “You can then see how it splinters.” The event took place shortly after 9:27 p.m.
The tail of light at 19:27 and 30 seconds can be seen in the middle of the image: The image was taken by the telescope at the Schafmatt Observatory.
Photo: Jonas Schenker
De Queiroz is not yet sure over which area the fireball appeared. “We will calculate it, but I cannot say yet.”
This picture was taken 30 seconds earlier. The light streak is only faintly visible on the right side.
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Nikolas Lütjens has been an online editor at the Tages-Anzeiger since 2017. He writes about current events in politics, business, culture and society and writes the news briefing on a rotating basis. More info
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