Huge meteor spotted in Krugersdorp

A beautiful green meteor entering the earth's atmosphere in Krugersdorp has been captured on camera.

The rare moment was perfectly filmed on a dashcam on Tuesday evening. 

Jan Breytenbach posted the video on YouTube. 

Outreach astronomer at the South African Astronomical Observatory, Dr. Daniel Cunnama says it's a "very nice meteor actually".

Cunnama says of all the meteors he's seen, this is definitely one of the bigger ones. 

"I think it's a pretty big one. It glowed for quite a while. A lot of the ones you'll see are a tiny little flash. You cannot even focus on it before it disappears."