Meteorite spotted

[Filfy]

Hi all.

Posted on another forum (not astronomy related) was the following:


I also saw the same heading NNW from Bordertown SA. Just wondering where may be the best place to see/hear/find out what it was.

Any help, greatly appreciated.


cheers

Filfy

[fringe_dweller]

whoa! thatll be in the news for sure!
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20832210-1702,00.html

[fringe_dweller]

i'll ask at meteorobs if any re-entries were due, was it coming from the west heading nnw?

[gaa_ian]

Comet Eh ! :lol:
Would have been great to see what sounds like a good sized Bolide & perhaps Meteorite :eyepop:

[fringe_dweller]

try and image a comet THAT fast ;) :lol:

after all the regular sightings in the news of plane contrails being described as anything from comets to (VERY slow moving) meteors over the years, nothing surprises me now

[fringe_dweller]

wonder if it was that blinkin golf ball :lol: that would be funny, but seriously that wouldnt be big enough to create a sonic boom one would think?

[monoxide]

thats a bit strange, about 6pm (still daylight) i was at my neighbours place and i hear both of them say wow look at that, by the time i looked there was nothing, they said it was a greenish coloured meteor that was very bright.
(to be very bright in daylight?!?!!!) im so sad i missed it, they were laughing as they know im always out with the scope looking to the stars :)
(they were looking NNE btw)
no loud noises or anything that we noticed.

[Filfy]

Excellent link that. Thankyou.

This was also mentioned along side the above quote.

That was near Wakierie.

[fringe_dweller]

no, thankyou! for posting a great report here mate,
and to monoxide! :) that is indeed cruel LOL

the guru('s) at meteorobs said no space debris re-entries were due - so good ol' natural event looks like :)