Western Australia's southern sky lit up early this morning as a fireball entered the earth's atmosphere and streaked across the sky to end south of Rottnest Island in Perth.
Early risers spotted the meteor at 5:03am and it lasted about 15 seconds as it travelled from east to west.
Planet astronomer Dr Hadrien Devillepoix dismissed claims it was space junk and said it was a natural object that entered the atmosphere.
