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CJM
10-30-2005, 09:49 PM
we had just dropped off one of our friends, and there were 3 of us left in the car. we were leaving the driveway (it was up a small hill to the main road), when i saw this streak of white/blue. at first i thought it was a firework, but then realized it was way too big, and the whole sky in front of us turned green. there was no way we could have been in a better spot to watch. it was phenomenal.
zombievomit
10-30-2005, 10:04 PM
how long ago did you see this, man? i saw something flare through the sky earlier, but i'm not sure exactly what. it just kind've dudded out and died in the sky.
TAL
10-30-2005, 10:04 PM
Mars was close to the earth last night.
CJM
10-30-2005, 10:23 PM
about an hour to an hour and a half ago.
Rawr
10-30-2005, 11:29 PM
i hope it didnt hit a house...

or a a living thing.
Bob
10-30-2005, 11:56 PM
it probably killed a stray cat
zombievomit
10-31-2005, 01:06 AM
about an hour to an hour and a half ago.

i think i might have saw it. just from a different angle and intensity. where, specifically, do you live?
cosmo105
10-31-2005, 01:14 AM
that probably wasn't a comet - more likely a meteorite.
Medellia
10-31-2005, 01:59 AM
i hope it didnt hit a house...

or a a living thing.
If a comet hits Earth I'm farily certain this message board won't be the first place you hear about it. Cosmo's right. It was probably a meteorite.
ms.peachy
10-31-2005, 03:31 AM
Considering there aren't any known comets close enough to Earth's orbital path at the moment to be seen clearly with the naked eye, I am also going to go with meteorite.

Still pretty cool, though (y) - although actually a few thousand or so meteors enter the Earth's atmosphere on any given day depending on the time of year (orbital position), it is still fairly rare to see a true "fireball", which is what it sounds like you've described. So good for you!
CJM
10-31-2005, 07:10 AM
^ dammit. i got home, and looked up comets, cause i knew there was a difference between one in space, and one that enters the atmosphere, and then i put comet anyway. me vry smrt.




i specifically live in southern New Brunswick, Canada.
beastieangel01
10-31-2005, 10:02 AM
I saw a meteorite on Saturday night on my way up to Anaheim. It was gorgeous (y)