A bright meteor was seen Tuesday night around 9:21 p.m. above eastern North Carolina. Seen by observers across Western Virginia to Wilmington, the meteor was first visible over Rocky Mount along a south western trajectory toward Tarborro.
This wasn't the only meteor visible in the past 24 hours. Another streaked across our skies before sunrise Wednesday. Visible during the start of the 5 a.m. newscast behind Renee Chou and Jeff Hogan, another meteor can be seen in a camera view of the Downtown Cary Park.
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Based on their trajectory, the meteors originated from the anthelion, or point opposite the Sun in our sky. They are likely debris from a stray comet or asteroid and not part of any well known meteor shower.