Photographer captures fireball west of Calgary

A Calgary photographer taking some shots of the Northern Lights west of the city on Monday night captured something much different on his trip.

Neil Zeller was taking photos at 11 p.m. on Monday near Jumping Pound Road when he spotted what he believed at first to be a meteor.

However, with the length of time the fireball took to cross the sky, he said it was a lot more likely that it was a piece of space junk.

Others have posted their images of the fireball, and Zeller’s photos have even made waves south of the border, going on the air in newscasts in Utah.

Residents in that state say they also spotted the phenomenon.

Zeller also did get a number of great photos of the Northern Lights, his original subject, during his adventure as his Twitter account attests:

The #Aurora show was pretty good too! @AuroraMAX #Imnotjustaburningrocket pic.twitter.com/ljXplpfGNx

— Neil Zeller (@Neil_Zee) February 24, 2015

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  Calgary photographer Neil Zeller captured this image of a fireball streaking across the sky near Jumping Pound Road on Monday night. He says it was likely a piece of space junk and not a meteor.