Astronomically hard: French stargazers hunt for meteorite the size of apricot

The space debris was spotted falling to Earth near Bordeaux but astronomer admits to ‘needle in a haystack’ search

France’s ranks of amateur astronomers have been urged to help find an apricot-size meteorite that fell to Earth last weekend in the south-west of the country.

The rock, estimated to weigh 150 grams (just over five ounces), was captured plunging through the atmosphere by cameras at an astronomy education facility in Mauraux, and landed at exactly 10.43pm on Saturday near Aiguillon, about 100km (62 miles) from Bordeaux.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/3sQclbP