On June 16, 2020 approximately 4:45 AM I saw a ball of white light fall slowly SE more east than south falling straight down. Submitted by Tia ling on April 14, 2020 - 7:41am. Thatcher is one of the eight greatest comets of the 19th century, but it won’t pass by our neck of the woods again any time soon. Submitted by Carol Friedman on March 8, 2020 - 11:36am. It had burnt out within my sighting it but the tail remained for a little time after, Submitted by Vincent M Leguesse on August 16, 2019 - 9:46pm. Submitted by Donna Grant on December 4, 2019 - 1:53am. Submitted by Debs on January 30, 2020 - 2:20am.
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Every time the Earth passes through this stream of dust particles (i.e. The last perihelion – when it was visible from Earth – was on 13 May 1861. Keep looking north! Help support journalists, the guardians of independent journalism, through our, Lukhanyo Am thrilled to pass knowledge on to young guns, Free State asbestos corruption suspect accused of ‘attempted bribery’, Mango and SAA Technical reach agreement regarding maintenance.
I was coming home to this evening about 7:38 and in the northeastern sky I saw a beautiful big falling star falling so slowly and it looked like it hit the treetops it was so close to the ground it was beautiful!And yes i made a wish!! Address: Regus Business Centre 12. thesouthafrican.com is Yet I saw a meteor, going about 15*-20*, apparently emanating from Pleiades. Submitted by sandy on July 25, 2019 - 9:22am. If you have a telescope, by all means, crack it out, but the meteor shower will be visible to the naked eye. It was jet black and leaving a trail behind it. Meteoroids are small dust grains which are then distributed around the comet’s orbit. Submitted by jamiedaly on July 18, 2020 - 7:24pm, I'm in clonmel co Tipperary I just seen a shooting star so big n bright flying so fast it actually passed a plane flying in opsite direction it looked so close to plane we thought it was going to crash, Submitted by peter mcmanus on July 16, 2020 - 3:00am, saw a meteor this morning,i live in Schofields in sydney,and was driving to work on schofields rd,meteor was heading east,can u tell me anything more about it Submitted by Cecilia on January 1, 2020 - 9:59am. You must have JavaScript enabled to use this form. Very strange .
Then later that night approximately 11:11 PM I witnessed a meteor streaking from the east to the west showing off its ball of fire streaks behind the huge white ball.
The Lyrid meteors are leftovers from Comet Thatcher, also known as Comet C/1861 G1 Thatcher; and Lyrid meteor streams are groups of meteoroids originating from dust grains ejected from the comet. Then another 1 and another .
comet nucleus with fewer grains farther away from the nucleus. The sky needs to be dark, away from all the city lights. This may require planning—for a country drive or a campout.
This great a lot of glare which can ruin it for skywatchers.
You should be able to see 2 streaks an hour or more during the peak.
Try to get to a viewing site as far as possible from bright lights. What a treat!
Bright moonlight, within a few days of a full Moon will reduce the number of meteors that you will see. Address: Riverbank House, 1 Putney Bridge Approach, London, SW6 4TJ. Submitted by Theresa Porti on June 16, 2020 - 3:16am. We get to see the meteors every time Earth passes through that stream of dust particles.
The following meteor shower table lists known meteor streams in chronological order of peak It went flying by super fast and was very loud. Check the Moonrise calculator referenced above for your full Moon time. What is this ? The Lyrids meteor shower marks the first significant meteor shower we’ve had in 2020.
Submitted by Rebecca on May 18, 2020 - 12:05am, I saw several lights traveling at the same speed and equidistant on evening several months ago - I counted approx. Any other sightings? Submitted by Diane Carkhuff on September 29, 2019 - 4:48pm.
September 13, 2019 I thoughht it was a very slow shootings star.
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Submitted by Randall Rose on January 30, 2020 - 2:17am, I saw a meteor streaking across the sky and break up at approximately 10:22 pst, Submitted by Debs on January 30, 2020 - 2:06am.
Just witnessed a falling star with a lengthy tail that extinguished just before the horizon due north during a showery night in North West Ontario 1 km south of the junction Hwy 125 and Hwy 105 at almost exactly 9:30 pm CT during the Harvest Full moon on Friday 13th ( first time in 20 years !
Meteor showers are strictly for night owls or early risers. I feel like a little kid right now I'm so excited still.
On a clear night, you can expect to see 18 streaks an hour, but perhaps even more during the peak times.
this stream of dust particles (i.e.
No color to them...just brilliant white!
Let's unite the planets! What a treat. These small dust grains (meteoroids) are distributed along the parent comet's orbit concentrated close to the I thought it was a falling ball of a plane on fire due to size and the tail behind it. Then another line started to appear just above the first row doing the same thing . The 2020 Quadrantid meteor shower will peak overnight on Jan. 3-4, and the moon will be favorable to see the faint display of "shooting stars." Folks in the Northern Hemisphere will be in the good seats for this one, but we will still be able to see some of the action too. It is situated in the same vicinity as the Pictor, Dorado and Canna constellations.
I just yesterday happen to catch a falling meteor (I believe) with my outside Security camera.
These brief streaks of light from meteors, sometimes called "shooting stars", peak on Friday night the 2nd October 2020
I saw a VERY Bright White streak, the brightest I ever saw. In upstate NY. Here on the kenai Peninsula at approximately midnight seen a massive bright amber color streak though the artic sky propelling towards the south which seemed to be so close that its treachery would been splash down in the north Pacific Ocean. It will be visible from Thursday 16 April to Saturday 25 April; the shower will peak on Tuesday evening, 21 April. Spead a blanket on the ground and get cozy. BONUS: You’ll also receive our Almanac Companion newsletter! Could it have been space junk? thanks for the interesting article.
Any time is a good time to watch for meteors - especially midnight to dawn - as there is always some dust or other cloud that Earth is plowing through. Submitted by Ramel Tedder on September 28, 2019 - 3:53pm, witnessed a shooting star this morning around 230am while walking to the car i happen to look up at the sky a seen the brightest shooting star i have ever seen with a long tail in Charlotte,NC it was amazing i had to make a wish, Submitted by cee klassen on September 25, 2019 - 10:54am.
If you want to capture the moment, allow these experts to guide you. At approximately 10:15 PST 29 January 2020 (tonight) I witnessed what appeared to have been 1 large comet immediately followed by 2 smaller comets trailing closely behind! In addition to the name of the meteor stream and time of peak activity, the associated parent body (where known) is also shown. Submitted by Rick Radford on September 14, 2019 - 12:31am. A sparkle flaring tail with about 5mm length in size , lasted 3 seconds, Submitted by Norman wood on April 29, 2020 - 4:37am.
Catch a shooting star! According to the Bronberg Weather Station, Earth will move through the centre of the comet’s dust trail on the evening of Tuesday, 21 April 2020. Submitted by Carol russo on July 24, 2019 - 11:25pm.