Leonid Meteor Shower « CBS Minnesota
The annual Leonid Meteor shower peaks out tonight but especially Thursday morning between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m..
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Leonid meteor shower set to peak Technology & science Space Space ...
When the Earth passes through a cloud of debris, it sometimes produces displays known as meteorshowers. One famous annual shower, known as the Leonids, ...
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Largest pallasite meteorite on display at TJC
KLTV
TYLER, TX (KLTV) - Weighing in at 1430 pounds, the world's largest oriented pallasite meteorite fell to Earth about 10000 years ago and was excavated from a field in rural Kansas in October 2005. The Brenham meteorite, named for the Kansas town where ...
Prime viewing ahead for Leonid meteor shower
USA Today
By Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY Sky watchers will have two good times Thursday and Friday night to view this year's Leonid meteor shower in the USA. On both days, just around midnight and at around 3 am local time, those who stay up should be rewarded ...
UFO spotted in Seattle what was it?
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
The Seattle Astronomical Society told the Times that several pieces of space junk passed over Seattle Tuesday night — a military satellite and two Soviet rockets. It's also possible that the UFO was a meteor since the Leonid shower peaks Thursday. ...
Lights in night sky puzzle Puget Sound residents
KING5.com
The Federal Aviation Administration says it wasn't a plane. The National Weather Service says it wasn't weather related. He didn't think the bright objects were meteors, which are certainly fast but not terribly bright. The Leonid meteor shower was ...
Moon May Outshine Leonid Meteor Shower Peak Tonight
Space.com
by Denise Chow, SPACE.com Staff Writer The Leonid meteor shower peaks tonight (Nov. 17), but bright moonlight is threatening to wash out this year's light display. The annual Leonid meteorshower is expected to reach peak activity tonight at ...
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YorkRegion.com
The Leonids meteor shower of mid-November is generally not remarkable, generating just onemeteor every four or five minutes. But every 33 years, it undergoes a transformation. On some occasions, such as in 1833 and 1966, it became spectacular, ...
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Hawley, Texas SW Horizon Fireball Meteor Capture 03:35 AM 16NOV2011 - Hawley, TX Sentinel Allsky -Kevin Palivec Any sighting reports? Date and Time of event? Location name (town,city) where you were when saw the meteor? Start and ...
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Leonid Meteor Shower 2011: Annual Celestial Light Show Peaks This Week
Huffington Post
The annual Leonid meteor shower is scheduled to hit its peak on Thursday night. But unfortunately, the stars are not aligned (sorry, we couldn't resist) for the best viewing. Here's why: A meteorshower occurs when Earth passes through debris left by a ...
Record meteorite on display at TJC
KYTX
By Anthony Austin - email EAST TEXAS (KYTX) -- It may look like a big rock to you, but what you're looking at is a very rare pallasite meteorite. "I think it's just amazing for it to be here, for us to experience," Grace Community School student Lexie ...
17 November 2011
Villavicencio, Columbia Bolide Meteor Fireball 16NOV2011
Villavicencio, Columbia Bolide Meteor Fireball ~6:30-6:40 pm local 16NOV2011
About 6:30 - 6:40 pm at 4 12' North 73 34' West, we (me and my wife) saw a VERY large whitish meteor (unidentified object) falling, flying from North (litle/about 10-20 degrees to the northwest) to south (southeast). It was white in color, no tail, I could swear it was like a small rectangle with rounded edges, which makes me think it could have been a falling satellite or rocket stage, or some reentry craft. The fact I could distinguish an actual form, and not just a falling dot or dash in the sky shows how large it had to be. May be 1/10~1/15 of a full moon. Anyway we couldn't see it fall till the end, because of a tree blocking the view at the end. I have seen a lot of falling stars (meteorites) in my life, never one as bright and strange as this. It definitely wasn't a plane or something atmospheric, because it was moving too fast. Haven't read about any special tests. The Phobos Grunt mission is still in orbit. So actually I'm a little baffled. Any news on what it actually was would be very interesting to us. -Linas Thank you Linas!
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Hawley, Texas SW Horizon Fireball Meteor 16NOV2011
Hawley, Texas SW Horizon Fireball Meteor 03:35 AM 16NOV2011
Hawley, Texas SW Horizon Fireball Meteor Capture 03:35 AM 16NOV2011
- Hawley, TX Sentinel Allsky -Kevin Palivec
Any sighting reports?
Date and Time of event? Location name (town,city) where you were when saw the meteor? Start and Stop location in sky? Direction of movement? Duration of Event (seconds)? Brightness ( in comparison with Venus, Moon, Sun) color, sounds? Photos? Videos? please email LunarMeteoriteHunter@gmail.com Your reports make it possible for all to check what they saw as well. Thank you! 2011 The Year of Meteors!
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Hawley, Texas SW Horizon Fireball Meteor Capture 03:35 AM 16NOV2011
- Hawley, TX Sentinel Allsky -Kevin Palivec
Any sighting reports?
Date and Time of event? Location name (town,city) where you were when saw the meteor? Start and Stop location in sky? Direction of movement? Duration of Event (seconds)? Brightness ( in comparison with Venus, Moon, Sun) color, sounds? Photos? Videos? please email LunarMeteoriteHunter@gmail.com Your reports make it possible for all to check what they saw as well. Thank you! 2011 The Year of Meteors!
Melbourne, Australia Meteor 16NOV2011
Melbourne, Australia Meteor ~9:20 pm 16NOV2011
Good evening, About 9:20ish pm tonight 16-11-2011 I saw a what I think was a meteor, very large & fast moving- bright white-yellow, in the south western sky. I'm in Melbourne Australia.
I went inside for maybe 5-10 minutes & went to see if I was nuts...and gone! I tried to find it- with naked eyes, I think it travelled north east.-Samantha Thank you Samantha!
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Good evening, About 9:20ish pm tonight 16-11-2011 I saw a what I think was a meteor, very large & fast moving- bright white-yellow, in the south western sky. I'm in Melbourne Australia.
I went inside for maybe 5-10 minutes & went to see if I was nuts...and gone! I tried to find it- with naked eyes, I think it travelled north east.-Samantha Thank you Samantha!
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Muscatine, Iowa , USA Meteor 16NOV2011
Muscatine, Iowa , USA Meteor 3:00 am CST 16NOV2011
Driving toward the east I saw a shooting star with a green tail in the eastern sky shooting straight down. It lasted for just 1 second with a flash at the end. – Mark H.
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Driving toward the east I saw a shooting star with a green tail in the eastern sky shooting straight down. It lasted for just 1 second with a flash at the end. – Mark H.
More reports?Date and Time of event? Location name (town,city) where you were when saw the meteor? Start and Stop location in sky? Direction of movement? Duration of Event (seconds)? Brightness ( in comparison with Venus, Moon, Sun) color, sounds? Photos? Videos? please email LunarMeteoriteHunter@gmail.com Your reports make it possible for all to check what they saw as well. Thank you! 2011 The Year of Meteors!
16 November 2011
Sidney, BC, Canada / Enumclaw, Washington Bolide Meteor Fireball 15NOV2011
Sidney, BC, Canada Meteor 19:50 15NOV2011
We saw a fireball speed across the sky in a S to S/E direction. In the direction of the ocean and Sidney Spit. It was bright orange and red and sped low across the sky. -Michael F. Thank you Michael!
We saw a fireball speed across the sky in a S to S/E direction. In the direction of the ocean and Sidney Spit. It was bright orange and red and sped low across the sky. -Michael F. Thank you Michael!
Abbotsford, British Columbia Canada Meteor 7:40 pm PST 15NOV2011
I saw a big fireball fall to the earth at about 7:40pm it looked like it was a burning plane for a second it was so big!! Looked like it would have touched down just on the US border;it would have landed near Washington US border it was orange and white, i was in South Langley on 248th Street when i saw it ...robyn Thank you Robyn!
Victoria, BC Canada Meteor 7:38 PST 15NOV2011
At 7:38 pm on Tuesday, November 15th, I watched a large whitish blue fireball cross the sky almost horizontally from north west to south east. It lasted about 5 seconds and then completely disappeared. At first it looked like a large shining satellite and then grew larger and brighter like a welder's torch. The size of the light before it disappeared was as big as a streetlight from about 300 feet. It was beautiful, astonishing and strange all at once. We thought it may have been space junk burning up.-Pauline James Thank you Pauline!
Enumclaw, Washington Fireball Meteor ~7:55 pm PST 15NOV2011
Saw the fireball last night, Nov. 15, 2011 at about 7:55pm. It was huge and VERY close! The colors were greens, blues, oranges, white, reds and a purple color; and the tail was the same colors and was almost as wide as the fireball itself. It was headed in a southeasterly direction. I couldn't hear anything but every single dog around was barking - they must have been able to hear something. A friend Facebooked me and said she saw it over Richland, Washington as well. We live in Enumclaw, Washington (just outside Seattle) and I saw a HUGE fireball with a long tail shooting across the sky in a southeasterly direction. It was awesome and a bit scary, way too close! I've never seen anything like it! I'm so excited about seeing it - glad I was outside at the right time! Does anyone know where it hit?
I saw something similar back in 1989 while living in Sun Valley, Idaho. It wasn't this big, or close though. AWESOME!!!!-Dee Ann Thank you Dee Ann!
Meteor to report?
Date and Time of event? Location name (town,city) where you were when saw the meteor? Start and Stop location in sky? Direction of movement? Duration of Event (seconds)? Brightness ( in comparison with Venus, Moon, Sun) color, sounds? Photos? Videos? please email LunarMeteoriteHunter@gmail.com Your reports make it possible for all to check what they saw as well. Thank you! 2011 The Year of Meteors!
I saw a big fireball fall to the earth at about 7:40pm it looked like it was a burning plane for a second it was so big!! Looked like it would have touched down just on the US border;it would have landed near Washington US border it was orange and white, i was in South Langley on 248th Street when i saw it ...robyn Thank you Robyn!
Victoria, BC Canada Meteor 7:38 PST 15NOV2011
At 7:38 pm on Tuesday, November 15th, I watched a large whitish blue fireball cross the sky almost horizontally from north west to south east. It lasted about 5 seconds and then completely disappeared. At first it looked like a large shining satellite and then grew larger and brighter like a welder's torch. The size of the light before it disappeared was as big as a streetlight from about 300 feet. It was beautiful, astonishing and strange all at once. We thought it may have been space junk burning up.-Pauline James Thank you Pauline!
Enumclaw, Washington Fireball Meteor ~7:55 pm PST 15NOV2011
Saw the fireball last night, Nov. 15, 2011 at about 7:55pm. It was huge and VERY close! The colors were greens, blues, oranges, white, reds and a purple color; and the tail was the same colors and was almost as wide as the fireball itself. It was headed in a southeasterly direction. I couldn't hear anything but every single dog around was barking - they must have been able to hear something. A friend Facebooked me and said she saw it over Richland, Washington as well. We live in Enumclaw, Washington (just outside Seattle) and I saw a HUGE fireball with a long tail shooting across the sky in a southeasterly direction. It was awesome and a bit scary, way too close! I've never seen anything like it! I'm so excited about seeing it - glad I was outside at the right time! Does anyone know where it hit?
I saw something similar back in 1989 while living in Sun Valley, Idaho. It wasn't this big, or close though. AWESOME!!!!-Dee Ann Thank you Dee Ann!
Meteor to report?
Date and Time of event? Location name (town,city) where you were when saw the meteor? Start and Stop location in sky? Direction of movement? Duration of Event (seconds)? Brightness ( in comparison with Venus, Moon, Sun) color, sounds? Photos? Videos? please email LunarMeteoriteHunter@gmail.com Your reports make it possible for all to check what they saw as well. Thank you! 2011 The Year of Meteors!
The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 16NOV2011
Western Ontario 09 Nov 2011 0936 UTC
by mfries01
We've got a significant meteor, possibly also a significant meteorite fall: http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/2011/11/dryden-ontario-meteor-9nov2011.html I'm quite impressed with the video. The meteor is slow-moving, long-lasting, and has produced an obvious trail of material. Radar is interesting as well: If the upload worked, this should be an animated gif showing radar data from the Canadian national weather network. [...] (Dryden, Ontario Event with video 9NOV2011) Read more of this post
November Issue of Meteorite Times now up
Leonid Meteor Shower Peaks on Thursday
Space.com
But when the Earth passes through a cloud of debris, it sometimes produces displays known asmeteor showers. A famous annual shower known as the Leonids is set to peak Thursday night (Nov. 17). Unlike rain showers, meteor showers are not concentrated. ...
It's a bird, a plane, a UFO … or maybe just meteors
The Seattle Times (blog)
... wasn't making a pass at the time people called. “There's a lot of junk up there,” he said. He didn't think the bright objects were meteors, which are certainly fast but not terribly bright. The Leonidmeteor shower was expected to peak Thursday night.
Historically impressive meteor shower this week
KOLD-TV
AP Entertainment News Video By Erin Jordan - bio | email Astronomy Live says the peak number of meteors hitting the atmosphere will be at 5:04 AM on Friday. With forecasted clear skies and sunrise holding off until 6:55 AM, there is a good chance to ...
by mfries01
We've got a significant meteor, possibly also a significant meteorite fall: http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/2011/11/dryden-ontario-meteor-9nov2011.html I'm quite impressed with the video. The meteor is slow-moving, long-lasting, and has produced an obvious trail of material. Radar is interesting as well: If the upload worked, this should be an animated gif showing radar data from the Canadian national weather network. [...] (Dryden, Ontario Event with video 9NOV2011) Read more of this post
November Issue of Meteorite Times now up
The November issue of Meteorite Times is now up.
The following URL gives access to the Web Browser View, Flash Magazine View, and Mobile PDF.
http://www.meteorite-times.com/monthly-issues/
This page also has an easy way to view all of the "Mag View" issues in the "Archives" section of the page.
http://issuu.com/meteorite-times/docs
Enjoy!-Paul and Jim
The following URL gives access to the Web Browser View, Flash Magazine View, and Mobile PDF.
http://www.meteorite-times.com/monthly-issues/
This page also has an easy way to view all of the "Mag View" issues in the "Archives" section of the page.
http://issuu.com/meteorite-times/docs
Enjoy!-Paul and Jim
Leonid Meteor Shower Peaks on Thursday
Space.com
But when the Earth passes through a cloud of debris, it sometimes produces displays known asmeteor showers. A famous annual shower known as the Leonids is set to peak Thursday night (Nov. 17). Unlike rain showers, meteor showers are not concentrated. ...
It's a bird, a plane, a UFO … or maybe just meteors
The Seattle Times (blog)
... wasn't making a pass at the time people called. “There's a lot of junk up there,” he said. He didn't think the bright objects were meteors, which are certainly fast but not terribly bright. The Leonidmeteor shower was expected to peak Thursday night.
Historically impressive meteor shower this week
KOLD-TV
AP Entertainment News Video By Erin Jordan - bio | email Astronomy Live says the peak number of meteors hitting the atmosphere will be at 5:04 AM on Friday. With forecasted clear skies and sunrise holding off until 6:55 AM, there is a good chance to ...
National Geographic "The quarter-phase moon"—when the lunar disk appears half dark—"will interfere withmeteor watching this year," said Ben Burress, staff astronomer at the Chabot Space and Science Center in Oakland, California. "But since [the moon] won't rise until ... Petra News Agency Amman, Nov 15 (Petra) -- Intense Leonid meteor showers hit Jordan at dawn on Friday at a rate of roughly 30 objects an hour, according to astronomers. Leonids are bits of debris from Comet Tempel-Tuttle, which visits the inner solar system every 33 ... |
Ontario, Canada Meteor 15NOV2011
Belle River, Ontario, Canada Meteor ~11:50 PM EST 15NOV2011
I saw a meteor tonight (november 15) around 1150pm west of Belle River Road just before County Road 42. Meteor was heading south to north. It was pretty low to the ground and quite bright, sort of mustard yellow. It travelled quite fast, Im happy I was paying attention. -Kelly Thank you Kelly!
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I saw a meteor tonight (november 15) around 1150pm west of Belle River Road just before County Road 42. Meteor was heading south to north. It was pretty low to the ground and quite bright, sort of mustard yellow. It travelled quite fast, Im happy I was paying attention. -Kelly Thank you Kelly!
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BC / Alberta, Canada Meteor Fireball 15NOV2011
Acheson, Alberta, Canada Meteor Fireball ~6:30 PM MST 15NOV2011
I saw a fireball fall from the sky just east of Acheson just North of the highway between Edmonton and Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada. It was around 6:30 pm this evening - Nov. 15th. -Jenna P. Thank you Jenna!
Ardrossen, Alberta, Canada Meteor Fireball ~6:30 pm MST 15NOV2011
We were travelling westbound on the Yellowhead highway towards Edmonton at approx. 6:30 pm Nov. 15 and saw a streak of bright light with a fireball. Location was near Ardrossen, and the light was travelling from SW to NE. The fireball was triangular shaped with a glowing white light on the upper part and indigo blue light on the backside. It lasted about 3 seconds.
Darlene J. Thank you Darlene!
I saw a fireball fall from the sky just east of Acheson just North of the highway between Edmonton and Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada. It was around 6:30 pm this evening - Nov. 15th. -Jenna P. Thank you Jenna!
Ardrossen, Alberta, Canada Meteor Fireball ~6:30 pm MST 15NOV2011
We were travelling westbound on the Yellowhead highway towards Edmonton at approx. 6:30 pm Nov. 15 and saw a streak of bright light with a fireball. Location was near Ardrossen, and the light was travelling from SW to NE. The fireball was triangular shaped with a glowing white light on the upper part and indigo blue light on the backside. It lasted about 3 seconds.
Darlene J. Thank you Darlene!
Golden, BC, Canada Large Green Fireball ~6:30 pm MST 15NOV2011
My name is James and I am from Golden, BC (canada) at 6:30pm MST November 15th I spotted a large fireball that went from east to west with a small trail.- James Thank you James!
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Date and Time of event? Location name (town,city) where you were when saw the meteor? Start and Stop location in sky? Direction of movement? Duration of Event (seconds)? Brightness ( in comparison with Venus, Moon, Sun) color, sounds? Photos? Videos? please email LunarMeteoriteHunter@gmail.com Your reports make it possible for all to check what they saw as well. Thank you! 2011 The Year of Meteors!
My name is James and I am from Golden, BC (canada) at 6:30pm MST November 15th I spotted a large fireball that went from east to west with a small trail.- James Thank you James!
We need your sighting reports; thank you:
Date and Time of event? Location name (town,city) where you were when saw the meteor? Start and Stop location in sky? Direction of movement? Duration of Event (seconds)? Brightness ( in comparison with Venus, Moon, Sun) color, sounds? Photos? Videos? please email LunarMeteoriteHunter@gmail.com Your reports make it possible for all to check what they saw as well. Thank you! 2011 The Year of Meteors!
15 November 2011
The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 15NOV2011
The Great Leonid Meteor Storm of 1966 - Technology & science ...
The annual Leonid meteor shower will peak this week, and every year, skywatchers hope to catch stunning displays of ultrafast meteors streak across the sky.
www.msnbc.msn.com/.../how-i-missed-great-leonid-meteor-st...
Meteor Showers - Southeast Ohio Astronomical Society
Meteor Showers. Leonid Meteor Shower. November 17/18. This is the time of year for raking leaves, finding the perfect turkey, and watching the Leonid Meteor ...
athensastronomy.org/meteor-showers/
Leonid Meteor Shower Peaks – November 1719 2011
Are you ready for a good, predictable meteor shower? Then break out your favorite skywatching gear because the 2011 Leonid meteor shower is already ...
www.universetoday.com/.../leonid-meteor-shower-peaks-nove...
10 most popular skywatching misconceptions explained
msnbc.com
A mountain top above the clouds and lights of Romania served as a good spot for astrophotographer Alex Tudorica to watch the 2008 Perseid meteor shower. This composite picture from one of the highest points in Romania, the Omu summit in the Southern ...
Space Geeks Unite! Out-of-This-World Objects Land at NYC Museum Saturday
Space.com
Objects ranging from space garbage to spacesuits, a Mars meteorite, a space shuttle bolt and more are being gathered for the museum's new temporary exhibition, "Beyond Planet Earth: The Future of Space Exploration," which opens to the public Nov. 19. ...
Shooting Star Reflections: The Great Leonid Meteor Storm of 1966
Space.com
by Joe Rao, SPACE.com Skywatching Columnist The annual Leonid meteor shower will peak this week, and every year, skywatchers hope to catch stunning displays of ultrafast meteors streak across the sky. This year is no different, but it comes on a ...
Most Popular Skywatching Misconceptions Explained
Space.com
Here's my own personal list of ten, in no particular order: When an announcement is made through the news media about an upcoming meteor shower, it likely will conjure up visions in the minds of many of a sky filled with meteors pouring out of the sky ...
The annual Leonid meteor shower will peak this week, and every year, skywatchers hope to catch stunning displays of ultrafast meteors streak across the sky.
www.msnbc.msn.com/.../how-i-missed-great-leonid-meteor-st...
Meteor Showers - Southeast Ohio Astronomical Society
Meteor Showers. Leonid Meteor Shower. November 17/18. This is the time of year for raking leaves, finding the perfect turkey, and watching the Leonid Meteor ...
athensastronomy.org/meteor-showers/
Leonid Meteor Shower Peaks – November 1719 2011
Are you ready for a good, predictable meteor shower? Then break out your favorite skywatching gear because the 2011 Leonid meteor shower is already ...
www.universetoday.com/.../leonid-meteor-shower-peaks-nove...
10 most popular skywatching misconceptions explained
msnbc.com
A mountain top above the clouds and lights of Romania served as a good spot for astrophotographer Alex Tudorica to watch the 2008 Perseid meteor shower. This composite picture from one of the highest points in Romania, the Omu summit in the Southern ...
Space Geeks Unite! Out-of-This-World Objects Land at NYC Museum Saturday
Space.com
Objects ranging from space garbage to spacesuits, a Mars meteorite, a space shuttle bolt and more are being gathered for the museum's new temporary exhibition, "Beyond Planet Earth: The Future of Space Exploration," which opens to the public Nov. 19. ...
Shooting Star Reflections: The Great Leonid Meteor Storm of 1966
Space.com
by Joe Rao, SPACE.com Skywatching Columnist The annual Leonid meteor shower will peak this week, and every year, skywatchers hope to catch stunning displays of ultrafast meteors streak across the sky. This year is no different, but it comes on a ...
Most Popular Skywatching Misconceptions Explained
Space.com
Here's my own personal list of ten, in no particular order: When an announcement is made through the news media about an upcoming meteor shower, it likely will conjure up visions in the minds of many of a sky filled with meteors pouring out of the sky ...
Muskö, Sweden Meteor 14NOV2011
Muskö, Sweden Meteor 20:59 14NOV2011
-Petra S Thank you Petra! Any more details?
Ljugarn, Gotland, Sweden Bright Green Meteor 21:00 14NOV2011
West sky, moving 30* parrallell to the Earth from south to north.
Green strong light visible 3-5 seconds. It was super cool! /Ragnar Thank you Ragnar!
Trollhättan, Sweden Meteor 21:01
// Peter Sandblom Thank you Peter! Any more details?
Anderstorp, Sweden
Around 21.00 I spotted a bright, green light. It was travelling very fast and was only visible for a couple of seconds.-Emmeline Klingvall, Anderstorp, Sweden Thank you Emmeline!
Växjö, Sweden
I saw this light yesterday, wasn't sure what it was.
I have seen a meteor before in my life, but since it's also nearing the end of the year, for all I knew it could have been fireworks...
But fireworks are usualy close when you see them, so then I would have heard something. And the strange thing was it only moving verticaly down. (or horizontal in the direction I was looking in, Beeing 10 degrees off East direction.
How do I explain... There is this street running almost perfectly West-East, determaned by the North star. When looking in the East direction, it was about 10 degrees towards the south. So in between East and South-East so to say....
It looked as if it was going perfectly verticaly down. It was bright white. As bright as the moon was yesterday... (we had a clear sky.) We were watching Jupiter for once, since it haddnt been a clear sky for a while, and I just recently got a telescope. So we tried it out. Later on the group moved to an other spot looking at the moon. I was picking up something from a friend of mine. When walking back, I checked my phone for the time immidiatly when i saw it, Though I sort of forgot the time, But it was around 21:30. At least later than 21:22 because I called my friend when i was at his place, because his lights were of, And i diddnt wanne go up 3 stories to knock and find out that he wasn't home. I was in for perhaps 5 min, went out again, walked back. And then I saw it.
I quickly took a print screen from Google Maps, The red dot beeing me, I live on Campus, And I'm pretty sure about my position at that time, Cause I remember looking at other people that were talking whether they had seen it as well. So therfore I know my position cause of that memory... Also the angle, I saw it go behind the University, But on the part where you're looking at the side of it. So lenghtwise speaking... My appologies for not being able to explain this is the most straight forward English. Comparing to what the other people from, someone from Gotland saw it on the Western sky, that means that It was somewhere between us... To get back to the storie, my friend were watching at the moon when I got back, basically almost in the same diretion as the meteor occurred, but no one has seen in..... It was to the right of the moon and therefore perhaps just out of sight, behind the building I live it. I hope my info is helpful. Good luck to you all and in your search. And thanks for letting me know that what I saw was indeed a meteor :D With Kind Regards, Friso,
International Student at Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden, But from The Netherlands.Thank you Friso!
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-Petra S Thank you Petra! Any more details?
Ljugarn, Gotland, Sweden Bright Green Meteor 21:00 14NOV2011
West sky, moving 30* parrallell to the Earth from south to north.
Green strong light visible 3-5 seconds. It was super cool! /Ragnar Thank you Ragnar!
Trollhättan, Sweden Meteor 21:01
// Peter Sandblom Thank you Peter! Any more details?
Anderstorp, Sweden
Around 21.00 I spotted a bright, green light. It was travelling very fast and was only visible for a couple of seconds.-Emmeline Klingvall, Anderstorp, Sweden Thank you Emmeline!
Växjö, Sweden
I saw this light yesterday, wasn't sure what it was.
I have seen a meteor before in my life, but since it's also nearing the end of the year, for all I knew it could have been fireworks...
But fireworks are usualy close when you see them, so then I would have heard something. And the strange thing was it only moving verticaly down. (or horizontal in the direction I was looking in, Beeing 10 degrees off East direction.
How do I explain... There is this street running almost perfectly West-East, determaned by the North star. When looking in the East direction, it was about 10 degrees towards the south. So in between East and South-East so to say....
It looked as if it was going perfectly verticaly down. It was bright white. As bright as the moon was yesterday... (we had a clear sky.) We were watching Jupiter for once, since it haddnt been a clear sky for a while, and I just recently got a telescope. So we tried it out. Later on the group moved to an other spot looking at the moon. I was picking up something from a friend of mine. When walking back, I checked my phone for the time immidiatly when i saw it, Though I sort of forgot the time, But it was around 21:30. At least later than 21:22 because I called my friend when i was at his place, because his lights were of, And i diddnt wanne go up 3 stories to knock and find out that he wasn't home. I was in for perhaps 5 min, went out again, walked back. And then I saw it.
I quickly took a print screen from Google Maps, The red dot beeing me, I live on Campus, And I'm pretty sure about my position at that time, Cause I remember looking at other people that were talking whether they had seen it as well. So therfore I know my position cause of that memory... Also the angle, I saw it go behind the University, But on the part where you're looking at the side of it. So lenghtwise speaking... My appologies for not being able to explain this is the most straight forward English. Comparing to what the other people from, someone from Gotland saw it on the Western sky, that means that It was somewhere between us... To get back to the storie, my friend were watching at the moon when I got back, basically almost in the same diretion as the meteor occurred, but no one has seen in..... It was to the right of the moon and therefore perhaps just out of sight, behind the building I live it. I hope my info is helpful. Good luck to you all and in your search. And thanks for letting me know that what I saw was indeed a meteor :D With Kind Regards, Friso,
International Student at Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden, But from The Netherlands.Thank you Friso!
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Sacramento, CA Meteor 14NOV2011
Sacramento, California Meteor 06:15 AM 14NOV2011
I was driving to work this morning at 0615, heading East on Arden Way in Sacramento, CA. The Sun was just starting to rise, and the sky was violet blue. There was a streak of brillant light in the North, heading North. It was very bright (much brighter than Venus), and cast off several glittering sparkles, almost like a Fourth of July sparkler. It lasted for 2 - 4 seconds. Anyone else see it in Northern California? Regards, Marcie A. Thank you Marcie!
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I was driving to work this morning at 0615, heading East on Arden Way in Sacramento, CA. The Sun was just starting to rise, and the sky was violet blue. There was a streak of brillant light in the North, heading North. It was very bright (much brighter than Venus), and cast off several glittering sparkles, almost like a Fourth of July sparkler. It lasted for 2 - 4 seconds. Anyone else see it in Northern California? Regards, Marcie A. Thank you Marcie!
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Corona, California Bright Fireball 14NOV2011
Corona, CA Bright Fireball 03:00 am PST 14NOV2011
Corona, CA 0300 +/- 5 minutes November 14, 2011
Very bright white fireball with blue green tint viewed from overhead, possibly from the West, falling towards the East. Left greenish trail. Duration, about 1.5 seconds. Observation was at last part of fall towards the East.-Jim Lauffer Thank you Jim!
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Corona, CA 0300 +/- 5 minutes November 14, 2011
Very bright white fireball with blue green tint viewed from overhead, possibly from the West, falling towards the East. Left greenish trail. Duration, about 1.5 seconds. Observation was at last part of fall towards the East.-Jim Lauffer Thank you Jim!
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BC/ Calgary, Alberta Canada Meteor 14NOV2011
Calgary, Alberta Canada Meteor 7:20AM MST 14NOV2011
Fireball bright orange lasting only about 3 seconds travelling from south to north, I was in the North West quadrant of Calgary Alberta Canada .-Teri-Lynn Thank you Teri-Lynn!
Surrey, BC, Canada Meteor ~6:02am - 6:05am PST 14NOV2011
NNW while traveling N on 176 Ave towards Cloverdale, BC Extremely short streak and a detonation. Very cool to see. -Klayton Thank you Klayton!
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Fireball bright orange lasting only about 3 seconds travelling from south to north, I was in the North West quadrant of Calgary Alberta Canada .-Teri-Lynn Thank you Teri-Lynn!
Surrey, BC, Canada Meteor ~6:02am - 6:05am PST 14NOV2011
NNW while traveling N on 176 Ave towards Cloverdale, BC Extremely short streak and a detonation. Very cool to see. -Klayton Thank you Klayton!
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14 November 2011
Illinois / Wisconsin Lime Green Meteor Fireball 13NOV2011
Morris, IL Lime Green Meteor Fireball ~9:50 PM CST 13NOV2011
I noticed a lime green ball of light with a thick tail in the sky around 9:50pm central time on November 13, 2011. I was in Morris, IL on airport road, heading east. The fireball was heading west to east in a diagonal direction. The light was extremely bright and the falling object was rather large. The light lasted for 2-5 seconds. The tail disappeared in a sparkling type fashion. It didn't appear to look like regular "shooting stars". It was pretty incredible to see. No noises were heard and it didn't seem to appear in a flash. It was about 50km in the sky and dropped to apr 30km.
Thanks, Meaghan from Morris, IL Thank you Meaghan!
Wheaton, Illinois Meteor 9:52 pm 13NOV2011
On 11/13/11 9:52 pm CST in southern Wheaton, Illinois - a white ball of light heading in a eastern, slightly southern, direction; lasted approx. 2 secs from my view through my glass balcony door. No sound or flash noticed.-Krista Thank you Krista!
Milwaukee, WI Meteor ~9:30 13NOV2011
I live in Milwaukee, WI and last night at approx 9:30 PM my sister and I witnessed what appeared to be a meteor traveling in a southeastern direction toward Chicago. We didn't spot it until it was about 20-30 degrees above the horizon, it was extremely bright, with a yellow-greenish color and a very long trail behind it. I would say it lasted about 4-5 seconds before disappearing over the horizon, it did appear as though some pieces broke off just as it got above the horizon. Incredible sight!-Matt Fridley Thank you Matt!
Milwaukee, WII also saw the meteor reported by two observers in IL. I'm in Milwaukee. It was the brightest thing in the SE sky, fell about 2 seconds, mostly down, slightly to the east, at 9:52 p.m. I did not detect, as previous poster did, a lime green color. Just very bright, with a thick tail. No sound. This is the second biggest I've ever seen (biggest during the Perseid shower in summer 2009).
Peggy Thank you Peggy!
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I noticed a lime green ball of light with a thick tail in the sky around 9:50pm central time on November 13, 2011. I was in Morris, IL on airport road, heading east. The fireball was heading west to east in a diagonal direction. The light was extremely bright and the falling object was rather large. The light lasted for 2-5 seconds. The tail disappeared in a sparkling type fashion. It didn't appear to look like regular "shooting stars". It was pretty incredible to see. No noises were heard and it didn't seem to appear in a flash. It was about 50km in the sky and dropped to apr 30km.
Thanks, Meaghan from Morris, IL Thank you Meaghan!
Wheaton, Illinois Meteor 9:52 pm 13NOV2011
On 11/13/11 9:52 pm CST in southern Wheaton, Illinois - a white ball of light heading in a eastern, slightly southern, direction; lasted approx. 2 secs from my view through my glass balcony door. No sound or flash noticed.-Krista Thank you Krista!
Milwaukee, WI Meteor ~9:30 13NOV2011
I live in Milwaukee, WI and last night at approx 9:30 PM my sister and I witnessed what appeared to be a meteor traveling in a southeastern direction toward Chicago. We didn't spot it until it was about 20-30 degrees above the horizon, it was extremely bright, with a yellow-greenish color and a very long trail behind it. I would say it lasted about 4-5 seconds before disappearing over the horizon, it did appear as though some pieces broke off just as it got above the horizon. Incredible sight!-Matt Fridley Thank you Matt!
Milwaukee, WI
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Chicago, Illinois
Hello, I also saw a very large, very bright meteor southeast of Chicago heading northeast from a southwestern direction. I was located near 1-57 and 119th St in Chicago. The light was larger than the airplane's headlight that it barely missed. The time was a little before 10pm (a few minutes before the nightly testing of the air sirens). The meteor was the brightest I have ever seen, the largest by far (like I said, at least three times as large as the approaching airplane headlight that was about 10 miles from landing at midway airport), and had a very long tail that ended with a firework like finish (sparkly). It lasted for a relatively long time as well (about 3 seconds). It was pretty amazing, but so close that I looked for a while to make sure it did not hit any approaching aircraft since the timing (the ten o'clock bank) and proximity to the approaching air route made that a possibility. The next approaching plane I saw had banked to the east, possibly to avoid it if the pilot saw it coming. Again, this was a very spectacular and large meteor. It seemed to be more than simply a 'falling star' though I did make a mighty wish!!-Candyla B Thank you Candyla!
Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Read a few posts about this object so thought I would share what I saw last night:
I am in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, and saw a large glowing object descending eastward, at approximately 9:50 pm, lasting for about 3 - 5 seconds. This ball of light appeared bluish in color from my perspective, with a whitish glow around it, then dissapeared. This object did not streak in a similar manner as meteors I have seen in the past. It was unusual as it was much bigger and brighter. Amazing sight! ~lisa Thank you Lisa!
I am in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, and saw a large glowing object descending eastward, at approximately 9:50 pm, lasting for about 3 - 5 seconds. This ball of light appeared bluish in color from my perspective, with a whitish glow around it, then dissapeared. This object did not streak in a similar manner as meteors I have seen in the past. It was unusual as it was much bigger and brighter. Amazing sight! ~lisa Thank you Lisa!
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Al Nadha Area, Dubai, UAE. Meteor 13NOV2011
Al Nadha Area, Dubai, UAE. Meteor 22:50 13NOV2011
I was sitting in my balcony today Nov 13 2011 at about 2250 hrs at Al Nadha Area, Dubai, UAE. and I was looking at the clear moon light sky and I saw a streak of light, I wonder if this was a meteor, which came burning down entering the atmosphere. As the trajectory was too high and curvature too streamlined for anything else even a fire cracker or something. It just streaked and extinguished in the sky. It was there for count of 5 or that is all I saw the very end of the streak. I was browsing the web on whether someone else had any sightings and ended up on your webpage. Cheers, Manoj Mahendran Thank you Manoj!
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I was sitting in my balcony today Nov 13 2011 at about 2250 hrs at Al Nadha Area, Dubai, UAE. and I was looking at the clear moon light sky and I saw a streak of light, I wonder if this was a meteor, which came burning down entering the atmosphere. As the trajectory was too high and curvature too streamlined for anything else even a fire cracker or something. It just streaked and extinguished in the sky. It was there for count of 5 or that is all I saw the very end of the streak. I was browsing the web on whether someone else had any sightings and ended up on your webpage. Cheers, Manoj Mahendran Thank you Manoj!
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UK Bolide Meteor 13NOV2011
Tiverton, Devon,UK19:40 Bolide Meteor 13NOV2011
viewed from garden....direction south to north,....approx 10 x brighter than venus,.... approx time visable 2 seconds, ...colour green/orange ....im 41 and this is the brightest i have ever seen! glad to have caught it. -Trevor Ruby Thank you Trevor!
Stockbridge Hampshire UK. Bolide Meteor 19:45 13NOV2011
Stockbridge Hampshire UK. 19:45 coming out of Stockbridge heading due west I noticed what first looked like a helicopter heading toward the Middle Wallop helicopter base from the South.
The meteor was heading north and moving very fast! It looked about the size of a small car and was a brilliant white. the trajectory and height was such that it looked like it was heading toward the M4 motorway but may have stopped short due to a sudden loss of altitude.
Nothing appears to be online about this as of yet. the news channels haven't reported anything yet either. -Bret Robinson Thank you Bret!
South Kilworth, UK. 19:45 13NOV2011
I'd like to report a possible meteor event in/near the south Leicestershire village of South Kilworth, UK. The event occurred at approximately 19:45 above or slightly to the west of South Kilworth. The meteor was travelling from a southerly direction heading north and broke apart at low altitude close to the village. The meteor had a faint greenish tinge, and was relatively slow compared to other meteors I've seen during recent showers. The meteor looked to break apart or have distinct debris trail as it came into view, as we travelled along the A4304 from Market Harborough towards Lutterworth. We spotted the meteor as we approached the village of South Kilworth from a distance of half a mile, and estimate that it broke apart under 5000ft within 1-2 miles of the village. Although it is difficult to judge distances at night and with fast moving objects, but these are my best guesses. There wasn't any other meteor type object in the sky, or any fireworks being fired and the tell tail sounds associated with them, especially afterwards as we remained outside the car for 10 minutes. I strongly doubt a false sighting as a firework, as the meteor was travelling in a straight line towards the ground - not an arc/crescent trajectory as expected with a ground fired rocket. Did anyone else see anything at this time or location in the sky above South Kilworth? How would I find out if the authorities tracked the object?
Andy B (Rugby) Thank you Andy!
Lambourn, Berkshire, UK Meteor approx. 19:40 13NOV2011
Saw from Garden from about 245 to 270 deg tracking S to N around 35 down to 20 deg elevation
As with the tiverton rpt around 10X brighter than Venus distinct green,yellow,orange components looked to break into 3 or 4 close spaced segments a fraction of a second before fading. And duration of slightly more than 2 seconds If I had to describe how I imagined a large space junk re-entry event to look this would fit. FYI I happened to be on my roof fixing an antenna at the time and was looking directly at the object When it entered. I had a perfect view For scale if I hold my hand at arm’s length then the track width appeared half the width of my little finger. Entry speed seemed considerably slower than a “normal” zip and its gone meteor but much much faster than an aircraft. There were NO sounds heard. If I had to guess with the angles the object entered over the far SW of England perhaps Devon or Cornwall counties Possibly out over the English channel/Atlantic. Obviously guessing as I have no idea of the true size of the object but it was quite spectacular and very bright. Cheers, Shayne Jones Thank you Shayne!
South Wales, UK Meteor 19.45 13NOV2011
Feniton, Devon, UK Green Meteor ~7:30 pm 13NOV2011
I saw meteor or fireball last night (Sunday 13 November) at approx 7.30pm from my garden in Feniton, Devon, in the western sky. It lasted approximately a second but was the brightest object of this type that I have seen in my entire 45 years! Stunning! Before it faded there was a touch of green light to it. Didn't think anyone else would have seen it but so chuffed to see not the only one! -Steve Upsher Thank you Steve!
M4 West bound, at about 7:30pm
Whilst driving to Cardiff last night along the M4 West bound, at about 7:30pm, I saw a huge streak across the sky, from South to North, slower moving than the shooting stars i have seen and a lot bigger (closer?) it was very bright even though visibility in the sky was quite poor. It burned white then turned a luminous green, lasting a good 3 seconds before fading out. - MB
Shaftsbury, UK Meteor ~7:40 pm 13NOV2011
I live South West of Salisbury near Shaftsbury and approx 7:40 on Sun 13th Nov I saw a bright light directly overhead heading North West. From where I live I would estimate it was travelling in the direction of Bristol/Gloucester. It was the largest natural object I've seen at night and it was pure brilliant white like an arc lamp with a bluish tint to the front and a whitish tail behind (Presumably breaking up?). It was in view long enough for me to say to a neighbour 'look at that' and point, so probably lasted two or three seconds. What was unusual is that it appeared to be travelling parallel to the ground and though travelling fast it was much slower than any shooting stars I've ever seen. The skies were clear and I would estimate that it was actually quite low. The village I live in has no street lights or light polution so is ideal for star gazing. Glad I was in the right place at the right time to have seen this one. -Tony Thank you Tony!
Devon, UK 1930UTC 13th November 2011
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viewed from garden....direction south to north,....approx 10 x brighter than venus,.... approx time visable 2 seconds, ...colour green/orange ....im 41 and this is the brightest i have ever seen! glad to have caught it. -Trevor Ruby Thank you Trevor!
Stockbridge Hampshire UK. Bolide Meteor 19:45 13NOV2011
Stockbridge Hampshire UK. 19:45 coming out of Stockbridge heading due west I noticed what first looked like a helicopter heading toward the Middle Wallop helicopter base from the South.
The meteor was heading north and moving very fast! It looked about the size of a small car and was a brilliant white. the trajectory and height was such that it looked like it was heading toward the M4 motorway but may have stopped short due to a sudden loss of altitude.
Nothing appears to be online about this as of yet. the news channels haven't reported anything yet either. -Bret Robinson Thank you Bret!
South Kilworth, UK. 19:45 13NOV2011
I'd like to report a possible meteor event in/near the south Leicestershire village of South Kilworth, UK. The event occurred at approximately 19:45 above or slightly to the west of South Kilworth. The meteor was travelling from a southerly direction heading north and broke apart at low altitude close to the village. The meteor had a faint greenish tinge, and was relatively slow compared to other meteors I've seen during recent showers. The meteor looked to break apart or have distinct debris trail as it came into view, as we travelled along the A4304 from Market Harborough towards Lutterworth. We spotted the meteor as we approached the village of South Kilworth from a distance of half a mile, and estimate that it broke apart under 5000ft within 1-2 miles of the village. Although it is difficult to judge distances at night and with fast moving objects, but these are my best guesses. There wasn't any other meteor type object in the sky, or any fireworks being fired and the tell tail sounds associated with them, especially afterwards as we remained outside the car for 10 minutes. I strongly doubt a false sighting as a firework, as the meteor was travelling in a straight line towards the ground - not an arc/crescent trajectory as expected with a ground fired rocket. Did anyone else see anything at this time or location in the sky above South Kilworth? How would I find out if the authorities tracked the object?
Andy B (Rugby) Thank you Andy!
Lambourn, Berkshire, UK Meteor approx. 19:40 13NOV2011
Saw from Garden from about 245 to 270 deg tracking S to N around 35 down to 20 deg elevation
As with the tiverton rpt around 10X brighter than Venus distinct green,yellow,orange components looked to break into 3 or 4 close spaced segments a fraction of a second before fading. And duration of slightly more than 2 seconds If I had to describe how I imagined a large space junk re-entry event to look this would fit. FYI I happened to be on my roof fixing an antenna at the time and was looking directly at the object When it entered. I had a perfect view For scale if I hold my hand at arm’s length then the track width appeared half the width of my little finger. Entry speed seemed considerably slower than a “normal” zip and its gone meteor but much much faster than an aircraft. There were NO sounds heard. If I had to guess with the angles the object entered over the far SW of England perhaps Devon or Cornwall counties Possibly out over the English channel/Atlantic. Obviously guessing as I have no idea of the true size of the object but it was quite spectacular and very bright. Cheers, Shayne Jones Thank you Shayne!
South Wales, UK Meteor 19.45 13NOV2011
Sighted from a small village called Ynysddu this evening. It was much much brighter than venus, and about half the size of the moon relative to where I was, and lasted about two seconds until falling behind the horizon with a soft blue tail light...it crossed the sky from South to West. First meteor I've ever seen, and it was absolutely beautiful. -Josh Cox Thank you Josh!
Maesteg, Wales 19:15 PM approx 13NOV2011
A fireball lasting about 2 seconds and fading away was seen on 13/11/11. Time is approximate - between 19:00 and 19:30hrs Possibly North West of Maesteg (Near Bridgend, Wales). Please could you tell me what it was I saw? Kind Regards, Geraint Thank you Geraint!
M4 towards Bristol from Swindon Bright Green Fireball 7:33 PM 13NOV2011
Driving along M4 towards Bristol from Swindon saw very bright fireball cross Motorway from South to North . Time 7.33 pm lasted about 5 seconds Fireball had greenish tinge to it, brightest I have ever seen. -Robert C. Thank you Robert!
Near Newport After M4 Bridge UK heading West to South Wales 13th November 2011 Approx 19:00 - 19:30
Maesteg, Wales 19:15 PM approx 13NOV2011
A fireball lasting about 2 seconds and fading away was seen on 13/11/11. Time is approximate - between 19:00 and 19:30hrs Possibly North West of Maesteg (Near Bridgend, Wales). Please could you tell me what it was I saw? Kind Regards, Geraint Thank you Geraint!
M4 towards Bristol from Swindon Bright Green Fireball 7:33 PM 13NOV2011
Driving along M4 towards Bristol from Swindon saw very bright fireball cross Motorway from South to North . Time 7.33 pm lasted about 5 seconds Fireball had greenish tinge to it, brightest I have ever seen. -Robert C. Thank you Robert!
Near Newport After M4 Bridge UK heading West to South Wales 13th November 2011 Approx 19:00 - 19:30
Approx 19:00 to 19:30. Heading to South Wales from Bristol along M4 and saw a light (no tail). Pointed out to my wife and then realised it was travelling fast South to North (ish, I was driving). Suddenly 'burned out' like a meteor with a long greenish tail I think the whole thing appeared green before burnout. descending but fairly horizontal IMO. Not a firework IMO. Episode lasted approx 2 - 5 seconds -WP Thank you WP!
Feniton, Devon, UK Green Meteor ~7:30 pm 13NOV2011
I saw meteor or fireball last night (Sunday 13 November) at approx 7.30pm from my garden in Feniton, Devon, in the western sky. It lasted approximately a second but was the brightest object of this type that I have seen in my entire 45 years! Stunning! Before it faded there was a touch of green light to it. Didn't think anyone else would have seen it but so chuffed to see not the only one! -Steve Upsher Thank you Steve!
M4 West bound, at about 7:30pm
Whilst driving to Cardiff last night along the M4 West bound, at about 7:30pm, I saw a huge streak across the sky, from South to North, slower moving than the shooting stars i have seen and a lot bigger (closer?) it was very bright even though visibility in the sky was quite poor. It burned white then turned a luminous green, lasting a good 3 seconds before fading out. - MB
Shaftsbury, UK Meteor ~7:40 pm 13NOV2011
I live South West of Salisbury near Shaftsbury and approx 7:40 on Sun 13th Nov I saw a bright light directly overhead heading North West. From where I live I would estimate it was travelling in the direction of Bristol/Gloucester. It was the largest natural object I've seen at night and it was pure brilliant white like an arc lamp with a bluish tint to the front and a whitish tail behind (Presumably breaking up?). It was in view long enough for me to say to a neighbour 'look at that' and point, so probably lasted two or three seconds. What was unusual is that it appeared to be travelling parallel to the ground and though travelling fast it was much slower than any shooting stars I've ever seen. The skies were clear and I would estimate that it was actually quite low. The village I live in has no street lights or light polution so is ideal for star gazing. Glad I was in the right place at the right time to have seen this one. -Tony Thank you Tony!
A greenish body, slightly elongated, with a tail, which I spotted towards the northwest of my location (Farringdon, Devon) at an elevation of roughly 45 degrees. It was much brighter and bigger than any shooting star I have seen before - to give an idea of brightness, I thought first of all it was a firework. Lasted about 2 seconds after I first spotted it, moving straight and downwards with an apparent trajectory of about 30 degrees off horizontal. -Edward Carroll Thank you Edward!
Loughborough, UK, 13/11/2011, 19:36.
Looking due West I was fortunate enough to see what was presumably the same object noted by Andy (and maybe others). Significantly brighter than anything I’d expect to see and faster moving (quite used to “lights in the sky” in that view thanks to the proximity to East Midlands Airport); must only have been a few seconds before it was lost from view behind (single storey) houses. Direction it was heading in must have been north of west, though by how much was hard to be sure, and the trajectory certainly appeared to be heading “down” so to speak – so either truly descending or very high up. Definite implication of colour – though oddly what struck me was the fact that colour was there rather than exactly what the colour was, which sounds odd but there you go! One final point is that a few seconds after the event there was a rumble; whether that was truly associated with the object itself is impossible to say.-Paul. Thank you Paul!
Looking due West I was fortunate enough to see what was presumably the same object noted by Andy (and maybe others). Significantly brighter than anything I’d expect to see and faster moving (quite used to “lights in the sky” in that view thanks to the proximity to East Midlands Airport); must only have been a few seconds before it was lost from view behind (single storey) houses. Direction it was heading in must have been north of west, though by how much was hard to be sure, and the trajectory certainly appeared to be heading “down” so to speak – so either truly descending or very high up. Definite implication of colour – though oddly what struck me was the fact that colour was there rather than exactly what the colour was, which sounds odd but there you go! One final point is that a few seconds after the event there was a rumble; whether that was truly associated with the object itself is impossible to say.-Paul. Thank you Paul!
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