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Old 28-11-2009, 12:41 AM
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huge meteor?
Hey guys, just came back from having a look from the jetty, looking at cairns in the distance, and saw a massive shooting star.. it flared up very brightly before it faded right near the horizon. it was falling in the SSW direction..

just wondering if anyone else saw this..

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Old 29-11-2009, 05:49 AM
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no sid but seen one earlier in the week due west it looked like nearly hitting the ground great sight
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Old 29-11-2009, 06:42 AM
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We seem to be getting a few big ones over the last couple of weeks are we going through a patch of them.
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Old 29-11-2009, 03:54 PM
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there must be something where orbiting through anhbody have any ideas???
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Old 29-11-2009, 04:03 PM
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There's so much space junk up there Peter, it could be anything falling back in.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_debris
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Old 29-11-2009, 08:16 PM
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thanks jjj theres been a few sightings lately
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Old 29-11-2009, 08:28 PM
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My back has been turned each time. Isn't that always the way?
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Old 13-12-2009, 06:32 PM
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could it be the first bits of Ganymede?
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Old 13-12-2009, 06:47 PM
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could it be the first bits of Ganymede?
What's wrong with Ganymede is the sky falling
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Old 14-12-2009, 07:57 PM
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I saw a huge one out here on Friday night, a brilliant flash that took about 4-5 seconds to burn out.
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