Green meteor spotted in Madison

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A meteor that appeared to be green was caught on camera Monday night in Madison.

A News 3 viewer caught the meteor on camera.

The meteor was visible in the eastern sky from southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois, officials with the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences said.

UW-AOS’s east-facing rooftop camera also captured the meteor, but the video is in black and white.

Officials said they believe the green color came from the chemical composition of the meteor.

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