Fireballs
S


Fireball 2

Meteor fireball streaks across Halloween sky in Alabama

Leada Gore
al.com
Thu, 01 Nov 2018 12:19 UTC
A fireball streaked across the night sky above North Alabama
© NASAA fireball streaked across the night sky above North Alabama on Wednesday, Halloween night.
Halloween 2018 came complete with a short celestial show.

A meteor streaked across the sky Wednesday around 7:21 p.m. Dr. Bill Cooke of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office in Huntsville told WHNT the meteor wasn't a Taurid Fireball - something that would be more common this time of year. It was instead a small piece of a comet.

"Found your meteor in 3 of our cameras at 7:21:57 PM - uncommon slow mover (37,000 mph) seen through clouds, traveling almost due north right up the Alabama/Mississippi state line," Cooke told WHNT."Nice flares indicating multiple fragmentations. The meteor burned up about 43 miles above the Mississippi town of Mingo, just across the state line. Orbit and brightness indicate that the fireball was caused by a fragment of a comet about 3 inches in diameter."
Read More...
Fireball 2

Sonic boom in southeastern Massachusetts stemmed from meteor fireball explosion

Sarah Doiron
wpri.com
Tue, 30 Oct 2018 15:12 UTC
Fireball - stock image
Stock image
Residents of southeastern Massachusetts recently reported an unusual eruption of noise and shaking that rattled several neighborhoods.

Witnesses described a bright flash, loud boom and violent shaking on Oct. 20. Video from a dash cam shows a quick, bright flash in the sky in the New Bedford area around 8:23 p.m.

"I had just gone out to take my dog out," Chris Lawrence of Fairhaven recalled. "I just sat down on the steps and there was a huge flash, then right after that a huge boom. I thought the house next door blew up... it was a huge boom."

After learning of the reports, the Pinpoint Weather Team believes a meteor exploded in the sky, which created a sonic boom that shook the homes and nerves of people throughout Acushnet, Fairhaven and New Bedford.

Read More...
Meteor

Shaking, loud boom heard in central Maryland

Meg Ryan
Delmarva Now
Thu, 25 Oct 2018 18:25 UTC
Salisbury boom
© Laura Benedict Sileo (file photo)
A loud boom sound and shake was heard in Salisbury and the surrounding areas on Thursday afternoon.

On Oct. 25 around 3:30 p.m., a sound caused a stir with a audible boom and shake.

Residents quickly turned to social media to find out if others had heard the boom. Facebook posts were reported from Salisbury, Seaford, Delmar, Dagsboro, Ocean Pines, Hurlock, Princess Anne, Bishopville, Snow Hill, Vienna and Fruitland.

Patrick Gordon, NAS Patuxent River public affairs officer, said while they do have aircraft flying in the area, none were approved to go supersonic, so they were not the cause.

Keith Koehler, NASA Wallops spokesperson, said he heard nothing in Virginia.
Read More...
Fireball 3

'Once in a lifetime' moment: Meteor fireball explodes in night sky above castle in England

Joe Mellor
The London Economic
Fri, 26 Oct 2018 14:43 UTC
Fireball exploding over England
© Nick Jackson

This incredible video made from a series of images captures the 'once in a lifetime' moment a meteor explodes and then disintegrates into the night sky above a castle.

The breathtaking scene - recorded very few times on camera - was caught during an Orionid meteor shower on Saturday, October 20.

Orionid meteors occur every Autumn when the Earth is passing through the stream of debris left by Halley's Comet.

Landscape astro-photographer Nick Jackson had gone to Clun Castle, Shrops., to shoot the 13th century edifice in front of the night sky to make a 'star trail'.

Read More...
Fireball 2

Meteor fireball streaks across North Carolina skies

Kari Pugh
The Outer Banks Voice
Tue, 23 Oct 2018 13:45 UTC
'Fireball Winston Salem12 hours ago Fireball' Streaks Across Winston-Sale
Fireball streaks across Winston-Sale
A large meteor streaked across the skies of North Carolina Tuesday evening, possibly an extra bright leftover from the annual Orionid meteor shower.

The fireball was seen from Winston-Salem to the Outer Banks around 7:48 p.m., and was captured on a dashcam video posted to Twitter shortly after.

Orionid meteors are known for their brightness and speed, according to NASA.

Read More...
Fireball 2

Meteor fireball observed over Hokkaido, Japan


NHK World
Fri, 19 Oct 2018 13:25 UTC
fireball
A fireball appeared in the sky over Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Thursday. An expert says it may have been a fragment of an asteroid or some other object entering the Earth's atmosphere.

NHK's cameras positioned across the prefecture captured the flash of light in the sky at around 8:56 PM. The cameras are installed on Mount Hakodate and the island of Rishiri and in the town of Shari.

People in wide areas of Hokkaido posted reports of sightings on Twitter.

Read More...
Meteor

Loud house-shaking boom heard in Sweetwater, Texas

Jamie Burch
KTXS
Tue, 16 Oct 2018 18:14 UTC
Loud boom in Sweetwater, TX
© KTXS
A loud boom was heard in Sweetwater.

Around 4:15 p.m. Tuesday, people heard a loud boom that shook houses.

The police department also heard the boom, but dispatchers said they have not gotten any calls that would indicate what caused it.

The only calls the fire department has gotten is from people asking about the boom.

We can confirm the cause was not an earthquake. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the closest earthquake today was a thousand miles away in Mona, Utah -- south of Salt Lake City.
Read More...
Fireball 2

Two bright meteor fireballs streak over Argentina and Brazil, sonic boom reported


Sott.net
Thu, 18 Oct 2018 06:06 UTC
Flash from meteor fireball over Argentina
A flash in the sky was reported over Misiones, Argentina.
A bright meteor fireball streaked through the night sky over Argentina on October 15, 2018, illuminating both sky and ground.

Sergio Toscano, former director of the Adolfo Kolping Observatory of Posadas, claims the flash that lit the southern sky of Misiones and the north of Corrientes was produced by a meteor, reports Clarin.

Toscano said: "I am inclined to think that it was a meteor that when in contact with the Earth's atmosphere became incandescent to the point of exploding and fragmenting."

Social networks were populated with comments about a fleeting light that lit up the sky for a few seconds. In the area of ​​Concepción de la Sierra, in Misiones, there was an explosion in the sky and a 'slight earthquake' that was felt in the homes.

Gobernador Virasoro, a firefighter who witnessed the incident said, "it was practically daytime," according to Teletrece.

Read More...
Comet 2

Japan: 4.5 billion y.o. meteorite slams into home


Sputnik
Sat, 13 Oct 2018 15:21 UTC
space rock
© NHK

The space rock, which landed on a private home in Komaki, 250 km southwest of Tokyo, split into several pieces before reaching its final destination.

An analysis completed by Japan's State Museum of Science confirmed that the rock, which crashed into our planet on September 26 at about 10:30 pm was indeed a meteorite, Japanese public broadcaster NHK has reported.

The rock, which caused damage to the house's roof and caused a loud noise upon impact, split into at least three pieces after entering Earth's atmosphere. The meteorite bits found in the home's garden, measured 10, 5 and 4 centimeters in diameter, respectively.
Read More...
Fireball 4

Meteor fireball flashes across Eugene, Oregon sky

Suzanne Adams
Ockrassa The Register-Guard
Wed, 10 Oct 2018 19:12 UTC
Fireball - stock image
Stock image
Eagle-eyed Eugene residents out and about around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday evening were treated to a spectacular display as a fireball flashed across the sky.

The American Meteor Society website received about 20 reports of a fireball that was extremely bright and broke up as it headed west. Many people reported that the fireball was green in color and lasted about two to three seconds.

Bob Grossfeld, observatory manager at the Oregon Observatory at Sunriver Nature Center, said he didn't see the fireball — most of central Oregon was socked in by cloud cover at the time. The object could have been a meteor from the tail end of a recent meteor shower or it might have been a bit of space junk returning to Earth, he said.
Read More...