Incredible video shows meteor lighting up sky over Michigan’s Mackinac Bridge

A green-ish fireball lit up the sky above the Mackinac Bridge this week in Northern Michigan.

The meteor was spotted during the annual Southern Taurid meteor shower, which is active between September and November. Known as the Taurid “swarm,” these bright meteors are created when the Earth runs into a group of pebble-sized fragments from the comet that then burn up in the atmosphere.

Video from Angie Morthland shows a glimpse of the meteor lighting up over the bridge on the night of Nov. 3. (See the video above)

Taurid meteors can be seen any time the constellation Taurus is above the horizon during the months of September, October, and November. The best time to look for Taurids is after midnight, when Taurus is high in the sky, and when the sky is dark and clear, with no moonlight to mask the fainter meteors. Given the behavior of past Taurid swarms, increased fireball activity may be seen during the last week of October and the first two weeks of November.