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Meteor over Madison caught on camera

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By Kevin Millard - email
Courtesy: UW Madison SSEC/AOS (Meteor is the dot on the left side of the picture) Courtesy: UW Madison SSEC/AOS (Meteor is the dot on the left side of the picture)
Courtesy: All Sky Camera Network (Meteor is the dot in the lower right of the picture) Courtesy: All Sky Camera Network (Meteor is the dot in the lower right of the picture)

MADISON, Wisconsin (WXOW) - A brief astrological sight over Madison is caught on camera.

A meteor streaked over the state capitol Thursday evening.

The event was caught on two cameras pointed skyward.  One belongs to the All Sky Camera Network in Mineral Point and the other to the UW-Madison SSEC/AOS.

A NASA scientist says the meteor was about the size of a basketball when it hit the atmosphere and it was traveling between 10 and 15 miles per second.

Watch the video above to see the meteor. 

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