PA Fireball Captured By Astro Photographer Mike Hankey

The PA Fireball seen over northern Maryland and souther Pennsylvania last Monday morning has caused quite a stir in the rural communities around York, PA and other surrounding cities and townships.

Monday July 6th at 1:06am there was a large fireball seen and heard for miles around. Mike Hankey, an amatuer astronmer and astro photographer snapped a photo that will go down in history as one of the most lucky shots in astro photography. While zoomed in on the Andromeda Galaxy during a 3 minute exposure Hankey captured an image of the fireball. The chances of this happening are extemely remote. Everything had to be perfect for it to happen that way!

Sky & Telescope Magazine picked up the story and published a Hankey’s photo, and the video of the fireball taken from the York Water Co just outside of York, PA. Read Kelly Beatty’s article in S&T titled U.S. Meteorite Hunters Go Bicoastal

Visit Mike’s Astro Photography Website

Meteorite hunters and scientists from all over the world are chasing this fireball to see if it perhaps dropped some extraterrestrial stones.

The hunt continues…

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