Meteor makes the night sky as bright as day in Russia

A brilliant shooting star exploding in the sky made the whole Russian city as bright as day in the blink of an eye.

The night sky was as bright as the day after the lightning flashed.

Many residents in the Urals mountains, Russia, reported seeing a blazing fireball lighting up the night sky before making a loud bang. Meteor stars emit red, yellow, orange light when falling in the sky, according to RT. Bright objects can be clearly seen from the city of Ekaterinburg in Sverdlovsk province as well as nearby towns last night.

A number of videos are being shared on social networks to capture the moment when the night sky is as bright as the day after the flash of light."I think it is a star but not! When it falls, it glows red and yellow, and behind it there is a small, streaked tail trailing from the lilac flowers to red, yellow and orange " witness named Aleksandr Bortstev described the phenomenon. According to Bortstev, light flashes for about 6 to 7 seconds.

People in the area are not new to the meteor phenomenon. This is the second meteor explosion in the week that local residents witness. On March 3, a blue and white shooting star rushed through the night sky in Sverdlovsk and neighboring Chelyabinsk province. One of the witnesses described the speed of the "terrifying" meteor .