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Bangbang

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Meteor
« on: March 03, 2012, 10:01:17 pm »
Just let the dog out and saw the biggest meteor Ive ever seen.
It lit the sky up then faded into nothing.
Im in aberdeenshire and just to let you know - it was heading south.
This was better than seeing a comet.
Life's wonders never cease to amaze me.

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doganjo

  • Joined Aug 2012
    • Clackmannanshire
  • Qui? Moi?
Re: Meteor
« Reply #1 on: March 03, 2012, 10:26:18 pm »
Is that the one that Russ thinks is going to bang into us? ;) ;D  Haven't seen it down here yet
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Lesley Silvester

  • Joined Sep 2011
    • Telford
Re: Meteor
« Reply #2 on: March 03, 2012, 11:31:33 pm »
Wonder if it'll reach Shropshire.
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SallyintNorth

  • Joined Feb 2011
    • Cornwall
  • Rarely short of an opinion but I mean well
    • Trelay Cohousing Community
Re: Meteor
« Reply #3 on: March 04, 2012, 12:50:06 am »
It passed here soon afterwards - BH came in to tell me he'd seen something that wasn't a plane and wasn't a shooting star.  It was much nearer, brighter and slower than a meteor, he said.  But exactly as BangBang describes, he said it was very bright, crossed the sky, sinking and fading into nothing.

We're in north Cumbria, about 10 miles south of the Scottish border and about 10 miles east of Carlisle.
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Bangbang

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Re: Meteor
« Reply #4 on: March 04, 2012, 07:08:56 am »
Thanks SallyintNorth,
I didn,t want to go to much into detail in case I was labelled a Nutter.
Your BH is right it was larger than a plane, flat bright and quiet.
It was definately slow. I had time to call Brucklay and she witnessed the last few seconds of its
demise.
Ive just checked the news and it was a meteor - oh, well there goes my UFO theory

« Last Edit: March 04, 2012, 07:48:05 am by Bangbang »
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Ina

  • Joined Feb 2012
    • South Aberdeenshire
Re: Meteor
« Reply #5 on: March 04, 2012, 10:57:43 am »
Sure it wasn't a UFO?  ;)

Shame, I always miss these interesting things in the sky - tend to be in bed very early...
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chairmanphil

  • Joined Feb 2012
    • Oxfordshire
Re: Meteor
« Reply #6 on: March 04, 2012, 12:03:25 pm »
sounds like a cracker! love that kinda thing, did ya no get a pic then?
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SallyintNorth

  • Joined Feb 2011
    • Cornwall
  • Rarely short of an opinion but I mean well
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Re: Meteor
« Reply #7 on: March 04, 2012, 02:00:43 pm »
Quote from: chairmanphil on March 04, 2012, 12:03:25 pm
sounds like a cracker! love that kinda thing, did ya no get a pic then?
BH didn't but there are some good ones here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-17248959
and
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/17248971
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Don't listen to the money men - they know the price of everything and the value of nothing

Live in a cohousing community with small farm for our own use.  Dairy cows (rearing their own calves for beef), pigs, sheep for meat and fleece, ducks and hens for eggs, veg and fruit growing

chairmanphil

  • Joined Feb 2012
    • Oxfordshire
Re: Meteor
« Reply #8 on: March 04, 2012, 02:49:28 pm »
Quote from: SallyintNorth on March 04, 2012, 02:00:43 pm
Quote from: chairmanphil on March 04, 2012, 12:03:25 pm
sounds like a cracker! love that kinda thing, did ya no get a pic then?
BH didn't but there are some good ones here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-17248959
and
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/17248971

nice one, i get the idea, saw something similar in Spain years ago very low to the skyline at dusk. it broke up into 3 and burnt out. beautiful!
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Brijjy

  • Joined Sep 2010
    • Mid Wales
Re: Meteor
« Reply #9 on: March 05, 2012, 09:07:59 pm »
My colleague at work saw it as he was restraining a young person who was kicking doors in. I missed it cos I was in the kitchen cleaning  ???
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danielwt

  • Joined Mar 2012
Re: Meteor
« Reply #10 on: March 14, 2012, 01:09:53 pm »
I hope to catch one the things myself one day :P No luck so far :(
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Bert

  • Joined Jan 2012
    • Isle of Mull
Re: Meteor
« Reply #11 on: March 14, 2012, 01:47:32 pm »
Fantastic , love the star gazing stuff.:thumbsup: Sorry I missed it.
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deepinthewoods

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Re: Meteor
« Reply #12 on: March 14, 2012, 02:36:21 pm »
venus mars and jupiter in te sky a couple of nights back, that was lovely too.
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feldar

  • Joined Apr 2011
    • lymington hampshire
Re: Meteor
« Reply #13 on: March 14, 2012, 02:41:06 pm »
There's a couple of really bright stars in the sky at the moment, close to each other, anyone know what they are?
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deepinthewoods

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Re: Meteor
« Reply #14 on: March 14, 2012, 02:43:35 pm »
venus and jupiter.  turn round to see mars....
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