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Calgary skywatchers react to Russian meteor

A meteor blazed across the western Siberian sky Friday, catching the attention of the world including skywatchers in Calgary.

Russian meteor reaction

12 years ago
Duration 2:06
Calgary skywatchers react to an event that caught the attention of the world.

With a blinding flash and a booming shock wave, a meteor blazed across the western Siberian sky Fridayand exploded with the force of 20 atomic bombs, injuring more than 1,000 people as it blasted out windows and spread panic in a city ofone million.

It's an event that caught the attention of the whole world,including Calgary skywatchers.

  • Watch the video above as CBC'sSarah Konsmoreports ontheir reaction.