New Delhi? Was the meteor shower or parts of the rocket a sight to behold? Maharashtra – Madhya Pradesh The view was from Nagpur in Maharashtra and Ubua and Barwani districts in Madhya Pradesh. Rajendra Gupta, superintendent of the Jivaji Observatory in Ujjain, said it was a meteor shower.
They appeared in the sky around 7.30 pm. Suspicions were raised that it was a meteorite or part of a rocket returning after a satellite launch. Meanwhile, district officials said an aluminum and steel object fell at around 7 pm in Ladbori village in Sindewahi taluk in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur district.
The incident also went viral on social media. Pictures and videos shared by many. The US-based Blacksky’s Earth observation satellite was launched at 6.11 pm Indian time on Saturday. The APJ in Aurangabad said that parts of the rocket used for this may have fallen. Srinivas Aundhkar, Director, Abdul Kalam Astrospace and Science Center, said.
Rashtrapal Chavan, director of the Central Regional Office of the Geological Survey of India in Nagpur, said the matter could not be clarified without conducting a chemical analysis of the samples found.
English Summary: Meteor shower or rocket re-entry? Lights in the sky seen from Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh