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Old 10-12-2009, 10:52 AM
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Fireball North of Perth

Saw the most awesome meteor I've ever seen last night. 8.30pm from my house in the far northern suburbs of Perth. Was setting up my scope to view Orion when a huge slow moving fireball passed overhead to the north. I first caught it to the north and fairly well above the Pleiades, it crossed Aldebaran and dropped below the horizon a little to the north of due east. The colour was distinctly red-orange and the time taken for the transit was around 4-5 seconds. Really stood out because it was big, slow and colourful. Really made my night

Anyone else lucky enough to catch it?
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