Shooting Star - massive. Melbourne 9:26PM 13 MARCH 2012

icycold · #1 13-03-2012, 09:28 PM

Did anyone see that ?? holy cow!! that was intense.

DavidU (Dave) · #2 13-03-2012, 09:35 PM

Damn, missed another one !

wizard79 · #3 13-03-2012, 09:41 PM

Yes, saw it. Amazing! Like a fireball which disappeared in a second. I was trying to find the ISS, didnt see the ISS but saw the shooting star instead

icycold · #4 13-03-2012, 09:41 PM

It was so bright and sharp it hurt my eyes, like burning magnesium. It was a rush. Really wish I had a camera 24/7 skywards

Moon (James) · #5 13-03-2012, 09:48 PM

which direction?

Nico13 (Ken) · #6 13-03-2012, 09:53 PM

Just like the one I saw last night by the sounds of it. Almost 24 hrs ago the one I saw was at about 8:42 pm give or take a few minutes. From the description it sounds like it came from the same bunch of rocks.

Ijay (Ivan) · #7 13-03-2012, 09:59 PM

Yes, I saw it as well at around 8.45pm. To me it was too slow to be a meteor. I first saw it in Puppis and it slowly moved into Centaurus at about or slightly faster than the speed of a normal satellite. It started fading as it dissapeared behind some trees in the south east. IMHO I think it was most likely the ISS.

Cheers
Ivan

cventer · #8 13-03-2012, 10:00 PM

Yup saw it. It was spectacular. Massive fireball and soooo bright.

Pure luck. Let dog out for a toilet break and looked up.

2 nights in a row ? hhmnnn Alien invasion

Coincides with all the orbs we have been seeings.

icycold · #9 13-03-2012, 10:12 PM

The direction : its very slightly north (from melbourne) but nearly central (aprox 80 degrees elevation)

Nico13 (Ken) · #10 13-03-2012, 10:27 PM

When's the big one on the way?

They hide behind the sun and when they think no one is watching wammo gotcha.

Moon (James) · #11 14-03-2012, 09:03 PM

Quote:

The direction : its very slightly north (from melbourne) but nearly central (aprox 80 degrees elevation)

My meteor camera is pointing south, so that's probably why I missed it :-)
James