The astronomer explained unusual green color flown by over Saint Petersburg a race car

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Meteor falling last Thursday, November 11, noticed by Petersburgers, was accompanied by a green luminescence and a crash. That it was and with what unusual color in the sky over Saint Petersburg is connected, newspaper "Moskovsky komsomolets - Saint-Petersburg" were told by the vice-chairman of the Petersburg astronomical club "SPAGO" Nicholas Semenets. The caused interest attentive to the heavenly phenomena of citizens object appeared a race car — a small space body – part of an asteroid. According to the astronomer, when flying race cars because of friction heat up, shine and burn down — therefore the moment of falling can be visible on the registrar when it happens...