Luminous Landscape Forum
The Art of Photography => The Coffee Corner => Topic started by: Telecaster on January 22, 2018, 05:13:04 pm
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I heard and felt the shock blast from last Tuesday's meteoroid as it broke up in the atmosphere. Initially I thought a big tree branch might've landed on my house, but then after looking around and seeing nothing amiss I thought meteorites!
Folks have found some of 'em: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-blogs/michigan-meteorite-tally-multiplies/
(The link may or may not work…Sky & Telescope seems to be having issues.)
-Dave-
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Mirrors my experience at home last fall. An incredibly bright series of coloured flashes in total silence, followed by a windows-rattling blast about a minute later. In bed at the time, I said to my wife, "That can only be a meteor". Turns out, I was right. Nearly as much fun as the eclipse! :)
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/university-calgary-researchers-meteorite-found-kootenay-1.4395368
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Peter, after I looked online and found the source was actually a meteor(oid) I got excited for a moment and thought I should hop in the car and go exploring. But then I saw the apparent trajectory and realized the impact would be too far away. Besides, it was already dark. ;D
-Dave-
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Wow, that would be so exciting! Find of a lifetime.
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Astronomical events like that have a way of reminding us just how tiny we are. The blast(s) I heard from that meteor thingie were twice as loud as any thunder I've heard and the light flashes exceeded any lighting.
It really was, as they say, "awesome". I was lucky to be positioned so perfectly (in bed!) :) to witness it.