WATCH: Stunning footage shows meteor TURNING night into day
A METEOR flying across Khakassia in Russia appeared to turn a night sky into daylight.
Incredible moment meteorite turns night into day
The stunning phenomena showing a meteor as it glides over a night sky in the Russian republic Khakassia was captured on video.
The footage begins with someone driving along a road at night.
Suddenly the black sky lights up as if the sun has risen - but only lasts a few seconds.
As the sky gets darks again a meteor can be spotted descending in the distance.
Video footage captures the moment a meteor turned a night sky into daylight in Russia
The footage was uploaded to imgur, and within hours it has gone viral, clocking up more than 509,000 views.
Hundreds of viewers have gone on to comment - some loving the video, others not so much.
One person wrote: “I have nightmares of the world ending this way.”
Another said: “Truly a cosmic wonder of the unknown that is our universe.”
A standard night sky in Khakassia, Russia
The meteor lights up the sky like the sun seconds into the video
One other person went on to talk about their personal experience seeing a meteor up close.
They wrote: “I’d like to say that it awed me, but in truth it scared the bejesus out of me.
“I though the world was ending.”
Another joked saying: “Just god and his flashlight.
As the sky darkens again the meteor can be seen gliding away in the distance
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As he gets closer it emerges that the kangaroo has got his dog, Max, in a headlock.
When Greg gets closer, Max tries to escape but the Kangaroo lifts the dog up and kicks his front legs.