Brilliant White Meteor

[Tamtarn]

Last night I saw a brilliant white meteor with a very long trail moving quite slowly from the South East in direct line moving away from Canopus towards the North West. It lasted only a few seconds then disappeared.

What a sight !! I guess you just have to be lucky and looking in the right place at the right time

Not sure if it was an Orionid

Barb

[Dave47tuc (David)]

It would not have been an Orionid. But great you saw a bright meteor.
More info here,
http://www.mov.vic.gov.au/planetarium/skynotes/sn.html

http://skytour.homestead.com/met2006.html#anchor_10

Here is a map of the radiant. Where Orionids seem to come from.

This url is where the map came from. Nice web site. http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/lin...id_shower.html

[Tamtarn]

Thanks for the links Dave.

I assumed it wasn't an Orionid but still curious to know what shower it could be from in that direction.

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

Yeah Pretty wierd Barb & David.

I have been getting whitish/orange Fireballs from the North for the last 2 nights!!!

Gonna be checking for them again tonight too. I don't know why they are around. They aren't Orionids.

These are slowish & large and go from North to South.