large meteore last night

Chippy3476 (Danial) · #1 28-11-2013, 10:16 AM

Hi all,
Last night at around 8pm I was out looking at Venus when I saw a large object moving through the sky from south to north, it looked like a very big shooting star, looking at it through my binoculars was amazing. I have no idea what it was, on the radio this morning they are saying that they think it was a very large meteor! I am now super excited that I was lucky enough to see it through my binoculars. Did anyone else see this? Anyone have any more info on what it was exactly?
Thanks
Dan

ehgore1978 (Scott) · #2 28-11-2013, 01:21 PM

ISS has been going south to north round that time I reckon seen it twice in the last four days that or a really bright satellite

Chippy3476 (Danial) · #3 28-11-2013, 05:43 PM

They are saying that it was definetly a meteorite, it was sighted as far north as Bundaberg.

FlashDrive (Poppy) · #4 28-11-2013, 06:51 PM

Didn't see it Dan ...would have liked to.....too much cloud over my place last night.

How's the RKE28 going.....

Col....

Chippy3476 (Danial) · #5 28-11-2013, 08:15 PM

Yeah it was an amazing sight col. The eyepiece is incredible! Such a nice wide view. Thanks mate.

Pete59 · #6 29-11-2013, 01:56 AM

i saw one on wednesday night which started as a bright light and broke up when overhead with a trail about one third of the night sky.it was travelling north to south

noeyedeer (Matt) · #7 29-11-2013, 02:45 AM

could the Phoenicids be to blame, it's fairly high in the northern sky around 7pm?

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #8 29-11-2013, 10:28 PM

I was out at the scope too, but missed it.

Chippy3476 (Danial) · #9 30-11-2013, 07:38 AM

Yeah it was a great sight. Still don't know what it was though.

Astroman (Andrew Wall) · #10 30-11-2013, 11:01 AM

How long did the "Meteor" last? Usually they only last a few seconds at the most. ISS was Passing close to Venus on the 27th around 8pm.. Not saying this is what you saw, but just worth mentioning that there was a pass.

Chippy3476 (Danial) · #11 30-11-2013, 03:59 PM

It wasnt iss mate, the sunshine coast observatory are saying a meteorite. Alot of people saw it but no one is really sure what it was. Still cool sight

Astroman (Andrew Wall) · #12 30-11-2013, 04:07 PM

Be a Meteor, not a Meteorite. Unless it was found on the ground.

Chippy3476 (Danial) · #13 02-12-2013, 08:23 PM

Oh yeah, meteor.

billdan (Bill) · #14 03-12-2013, 10:02 PM

I saw one last night (2Dec13 about 8-30) whilst observing Venus with the bino's and it came in low from the East heading West, twice the size of Venus and I could see flames coming off it!!!
Amazing ( no supersonic bang though which I expected)

Regards
Bill

dutch2 (Ingrid) · #15 04-12-2013, 08:07 PM

Perhaps it was this one.
I was taking photos of the LMC when this meteor shot past.
It was very bright.
Photo is cropped version.