Fireball caught on tape over Texas, Meteor and did it hit the ground??? |
Fireball caught on tape over Texas, Meteor and did it hit the ground??? |
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Feb 16 2009, 06:50 PM
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A meteor caught on Tape over Texas on Sunday February 15, 2009
Military says not related to Satellite collision last week. Any reports if this object made it to the ground??? I wonder how many times this happens over a year??? Here are the Links: Houston Chronicle: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6264797.html CNN: http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/15/texas.sky.debris/ |
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Feb 17 2009, 01:16 AM
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I have seen three broad-daylight bolides in my life, and my first reaction was always, "Whoa...did I really see that?" On the first occasion, my dad was riding in the car next to me. Neither of us had said a word for several minutes beforehand, and it was several minutes after the bolide that I finally said to my dad, "Did you see that meteor?" He said he had seen it too, but was afraid to say anything at the time because he thought it was some age-related eyesight impairment! The most recent one I saw from a bus window, and it was on the news later that evening. In each case, I estimate them to have been brighter than the full moon as seen in daylight, which would make them brighter than mag -12.
It's always satisfying to know that you're not hallucinating. -------------------- Jonathan Ward
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