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Chippy3476
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
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
28-11-2013, 05:43 PM
They are saying that it was definetly a meteorite, it was sighted as far north as Bundaberg.
FlashDrive
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
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
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
29-11-2013, 02:45 AM
could the Phoenicids be to blame, it's fairly high in the northern sky around 7pm?
jjjnettie
29-11-2013, 10:28 PM
I was out at the scope too, but missed it.
Chippy3476
30-11-2013, 07:38 AM
Yeah it was a great sight. Still don't know what it was though.:shrug:
Astroman
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
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
30-11-2013, 04:07 PM
Be a Meteor, not a Meteorite. Unless it was found on the ground.
Chippy3476
02-12-2013, 08:23 PM
Oh yeah, meteor.:thanx:
billdan
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
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.