eartha knight
30-05-2011, 11:50 PM
Hi there, I've found you and joined up, especially to ask if anyone knows what I and my grandkids, and friends down the road, also out under the clear sky by a fire, saw on Saturday night (28/5)
Young one pointed out a reddish star, and as we looked, a BIG ball of bright white light took several seconds to pass across the Southern sky in a SouthWesterly direction. It had an intense, bright, beautiful blue tail ....I could only say WOW!! ...and wish I had a camera open!
I'm particularly interested as a few years ago, on June 15th? my daughter on her birthday saw something similar (without blue tail).
Several days later we heard there had been a near miss with an asteroid passing between Moon and Earth, closer to us! It had not been seen approaching, only observed as it departed our realm.
My viewing the other night had no sound but it seemed so close I was expecting to hear a hit, but it passed over the range a couple of k's S & W of us. I wonder if it was observed on the Atherton Tablelands- or further South?
Good to be 'on board'. Thankyou ! :)
Young one pointed out a reddish star, and as we looked, a BIG ball of bright white light took several seconds to pass across the Southern sky in a SouthWesterly direction. It had an intense, bright, beautiful blue tail ....I could only say WOW!! ...and wish I had a camera open!
I'm particularly interested as a few years ago, on June 15th? my daughter on her birthday saw something similar (without blue tail).
Several days later we heard there had been a near miss with an asteroid passing between Moon and Earth, closer to us! It had not been seen approaching, only observed as it departed our realm.
My viewing the other night had no sound but it seemed so close I was expecting to hear a hit, but it passed over the range a couple of k's S & W of us. I wonder if it was observed on the Atherton Tablelands- or further South?
Good to be 'on board'. Thankyou ! :)