VIDEOS: Hungarian astronomer discovered the asteroid heading towards Earth

Krisztián Sárnecky was the first scientist to detect an asteroid speeding towards the Earth this morning.

According to index.hu, the Hungarian astronomer, detected the asteroid this morning when it entered our planet’s atmosphere. He immediately passed the information to his German and Czech colleagues, who could see what happened.

That was not the first time that the Hungarian astronomer caught an asteroid hitting the Earth. In March 2022, he did so two hours before the impact. He discovered other comets and asteroids from the observatory in Piszkés-tető in the Mátra Mountains.

Thanks to his discovery, astronomers in Leipzig, Berlin and Prague could take several photos and videos of the asteroid’s impact.

The asteroid he discovered today entered the Earth’s atmosphere at 1.30 AM. 2024 BX1’s diameter was around one meter, and it fell into pieces in the atmosphere. It might happen that we will find some of it in Germany or Czechia later.

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Here is footage of its impact:

Thanks to my wonderful colleague @allplanets I knew where and when to look for a #meteor coming down over #Berlin tonight. Here’s the video! pic.twitter.com/kBhGz6Ahir

— Michael Aye (@michaelaye@mastodon.online) 🇩🇪🇺🇦 (@michaelaye) January 21, 2024

Here it is pic.twitter.com/6cDzlJ5hqD

— GionGionni (@GionniGion) January 21, 2024

Above Prague:

Prague’s view of #Sar2736: a minor planet entering Earth’s atmosphere on Jan 21, 2024, at 00:32 UT. pic.twitter.com/KXDnBvzmGX

— Hanjie Tan (@HonkitTan) January 21, 2024

Above Berlin:

über Berlin. pic.twitter.com/AYROUbTpSy

— FloBerlin (@BerlinFlo5) January 21, 2024