So...Who Saw That Meteor?

[cobraclone71]

I just happened to be outside and facing west a little after 8:30 last night and was fortunate enough to have seen the lowest, biggest, brightest meteor I had ever personally seen.

The sun had just barely set so there was still plenty of daylight, but this thing burned bright blue for multiple seconds before burning out. I was honestly expecting to hear a boom as it flew overhead. Just crazy.

http://www.kcrg.com/content/news/Fireball-seen-across-Midwest-skies-Sunday-evening-487622201.html

https://www.amsmeteors.org/members/imo_view/event/2018/2307

 

[BoxsterCy]

From the story.

They are possible at any time of the year but can be seen more frequently during annual meteor showers. This meteor was not during one of those annual events.

Aliens!

 

[SC Cy]

 

[ArgentCy]

Went almost right over the top of us but I was inside and didn't notice a thing. Darn, can we get a head's up on these in the future?

 

[Clonefan32]

So that's what that was. I saw it and my first thought was a drone or something, but it was dropping way too fast. Then I thought a firework, but it stayed "lit up" for too long to be the remnants of a firework. Interesting.

 

[twojman]

There were several of us outside last night and it looked gorgeous. My wife thought it was a firework at first and I immediately said it was a shooting star. I saw one similar, but not as close or as large, when I was delivering pizza in Ames summer of 99 I think.

Last night was by far larger, brighter and closer. As someone else mentioned, I was half expecting a sonic boom.

 

[BoxsterCy]

Or might just have been fireflies?

 

[heitclone]

We saw it in SW Iowa, was blueish-green, definitely saw some fragmenting. Very cool.

 

[CloneLawman]

Or might just have been fireflies?

They were just aiming to misbehave.

 

[carvers4math]

Superior to fireworks, dog did not run in house and hok up. He actually pushes open the front door when the fireworks go off.

 

[wgleason]

Heard it was one of Campbell's staff coming back from a recruiting trip. They've been on fire!

 

[BoxsterCy]

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They were just aiming to misbehave.

This is how people knew they were trippin', there is only ONE Firefly!

 

[ruflosn]

I saw it and thought it was a firework at first, then it kept going. Very bright also. First time seeing one.

 

[IlliniCy]

Or might just have been fireflies?

They obviously didn't hear the announcement:

 

[NorthCyd]

If anyone finds the metorite, do not poke the ooze in the center with a stick!

 

[harimad]

If anyone finds the metorite, do not poke the ooze in the center with a stick!

I would never poke a blob of that stuff. Ever. Old films have conditioned me too well.

 

[jsb]

I was watching a friends kids and we were outside. The 8 year old saw it and mentioned seeing something yellow and green. Figured she just saw a plane. Sad I missed it.

 

[Lexclone]

Or might just have been fireflies?

High on bath salts!?!?!?!?! That's a thing?

 

[heitclone]

Hopefully it wasn't one of these!

 

[CloneLawman]

This is how people knew they were trippin', there is only ONE Firefly!

Only ONE Season anyway (**** you, Fox). I'm not so sure there weren't firefly class ships other than Serenity flying about.