fireball over Maroochydore

ManOnTheMoon (Matt) · #1 21-06-2011, 10:24 AM

Hi guys I think it was on tuesday or wed night about 10pm I saw a bright light thought at first it was a plane light. I quickly realised it was moving way too fast and leaving a smoke trial light up by the low eastern moon in the sky. It lasted longer than usual maybe a good 5 seconds i reakon. Might have been space juck to i guess.

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #2 21-06-2011, 11:29 AM

Woo Hoo, I love a good fire ball.
What colour was it?

ManOnTheMoon (Matt) · #3 21-06-2011, 02:56 PM

it was a bright white colour heading in a south easterly direction almost directly overhead

Zubenel (Wes) · #4 21-06-2011, 04:07 PM

I hope this wasn't the Johannes Kepler ATV but me thinks it may have been .
See http://www.universetoday.com/86914/j...ll-in-the-sky/

mozzie (Peter) · #5 21-06-2011, 07:33 PM

coming home from soccer training tonight around 5.30pm and heading in a westerly direction was the best fireball i'd seen the whole family spotted it and wow a good 9 to 10 seconds visible very bright white colour and the last 3 or so seconds it was breaking up into several pieces and guzzz it was fantastic in the sky!!!!!!! hope some other people seen it...my boys were fascinated..

Viekie (Matt) · #6 18-09-2011, 10:42 AM

I didnt see the one in question but I HAVE seen 2 fireballs in the sky now. Both have been in the eastern sky @ 0630-0700 and yes both have been very spectacular and fascinating. Shame I couldnt take pics of them