"When the debris from the tail of Planet X first started arriving in ernest, in 2004, the establishment chose to call this space junk. When the public became alarmed at the amount of space junk falling to Earth they tried to enhance the story by claiming that two satellites had crashed into each other, but this just made a bad story worse. Since fireballs have not gone away, but continued apace and if anything gotten worse, a new term has been used - asteroids. This is debris in the tail of Planet X, which is increasingly turning toward the Earth, hosed out from the N Pole of Planet X. This is why the wobble has gotten more violent, why electromagnetic disruption of dams and airplanes has occurred, and why blackouts will become more frequent. There will also be displays in the sky, some of which has already been noticed, from the electromagnetic tides assaulting the Earth's atmosphere. Stay tuned, more to come!"
March 3, 2012
Reports of a "bright light" and an "orange glow" were received by police across Scotland and the north of England around 9.40pm.
The Met Office tweeted: "Hi All, for anyone seeing something in the night sky, we believe it was a meteorite."
A spokesman for Strathclyde Police said the force had been "inundated" with calls about a bright object in the sky across the west of Scotland. A Durham Police spokeswoman said a number of calls came in around 9.45pm from concerned members of public who had seen a "bright light or a fire in the sky" and believed it may have been incidents involving an aircraft. "
It has been confirmed with air traffic control that there are no incidents of aircraftin difficult and nothing registered on radar," she said. "
The sightings are believed to be either an asteroid burning out or similar which has been restricted to the upper atmosphere only." Grampian Police said reports of people seeing a "flare or a bright object with a tail" were received from across the region. And Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary said numerous calls were made about a "large ball of fire in the sky" across Annandale and Eskdale.
One user wrote on the force's Facebook page: "It was awesome to see! Really big and bright!" Hundreds of people took to Twitter to report similar sightings across Scotland and the north of England. People described seeing a bright fireball moving across the sky with a large tail.
The Kielder Observatory also reported the sighting of a "huge fireball" travelling from north to south over Northumberland at 9.41pm. The Observatory posted on Twitter: "Of 30 years observing the sky #fireball best thing I have ever seen period."
Ghoulish green fireball spotted flying over Ireland (VIDEO) Residents across Ireland and beyond were mystified Monday night as a curious green fireball lit up the night sky.
Astounded amateur astronomers across the Irish counties of Clare, Cork, Fermanagh, and Mayo caught a glimpse of the enigmatic event over the Emerald Isle at roughly 7pm local time.
Sean Linehan managed to film the curious cosmic caper on his car’s dashcam in Cork, in the south of Ireland, which showed a glowing green orb streaking across the sky.
Another fireball was spotted at about 10.50pm on Monday night according to Astronomy Ireland, who assured the public that they don’t make fireworks that big just yet. “Sounds like a meteor or a fireball,” the group said.
Shooting stars are typically the size of a grain of sand and burn for roughly one second, while pea-sized fireballs can last several seconds and burn brighter than the light of a full moon.
“I was delighted that I caught a glimpse of it – I might keep the camera on the sky in future!” said 35-year-old Paddy Maher, from Laois.
TIMMINS – People across northeastern Ontario are still talking about seeing a fireball falling through the sky during the evening hours on October 29.
It happened around 6:30 p.m. and social media lit like the fireball people reported seeing streaking across the horizon.
Rachel Hamelin says she saw the spectacle on her way home from work, and says she was awestruck.
"We've always watched the meteor showers in August at the cottage, so you can see all of the white streaks just all over the sky… but this was completely different because it was red and bright. It was a massive fireball. To see something like that, you see videos of it, but to actually see it with your own eyes… videos don't do it justice," says Hamlin.
Some speculated that it was a piece of a satellite, or even aliens, but an astronomy professor says it’s a common phenomenon, albeit rare to see in person.
He says the object was likely a meteor at the tail-end of a meteor shower.
"Definitely the characteristics of a very large, perhaps baseball-sized rock… flying through the earth's atmosphere and disintegrating through atmospheric friction. It's really a beautiful site," said Paul Delaney, York University.
Delaney says most meteors are destroyed by friction in the atmosphere, and those that survive can look like a rock from your garden.
He says they can give scientists much need information about our universe.
"These meteorites are a piece of our past… they're time capsule from the formation of our solar system. Being able to find them and give them to museums and other research organizations is really a valuable undertaking," he explained.
Delaney says those who saw the ball of light were pretty lucky, saying he's only seen the phenomenon maybe three times in his 40 year career.
He says if you do see one, reporting it to a meteor association can help scientists find out where it might have landed.
On Thursday, Oct. 17, this fireball was sighted and reported by four individuals from the midwest. The fireball, which has now been recorded by the American Meteor Society, was cited by individuals located in Bentonville, Arkansas; Walton, Kansas; Albany, and Jefferson City, Missouri. This black and white photo of the fireball shown above is on the American Meteor Society website, with photo credit given to Daniel B., of Albany, Mo.
Three different meteor showers are currently active, and according to reports from local residents, recent sightings have occurred in nearby Bentonville, Arkansas, and Branson, Missouri.
Two separate reports from Branson note fireball sightings occurred on Saturday, Oct. 26, around 10 p.m. and 10:10 p.m., respectively. The meteor was described as “a bright flash of whiteness, with a short light blue streak – a very large falling star.”
At present, three unique sets of meteor showers are active, namely the Southern Taurids, the Orionids, and Northern Taurids, are in viewing display.
The Leonids, which are actually known for producing meteor storms become active Nov. 6th, and will offer viewing opportunities through Nov. 30th.
Unfortunately, the peak display period for the Orionids has passed, as Oct. 21-22 was given this year as the best time for viewing their activity. According to the American Meter Society, the Orionids are a medium strength shower.
The Northern Taurids are cited as active until December 10; they are projected to peak during the night time hours of Nov. 11-12.
The Southern Taurids are currently active through Nov. 20, and according to the American Meteor Society, in past years, when the Northern Taurids and Southern Taurids are active simultaneously, an increase in fireball activity can be recorded, especially during early November.
Meteors are caused by debris entering the Earth’s atmosphere at a high rate of speed, and showers are best viewed after midnight. And, the darker the night sky, the easier it is to observe fireballs moving across the night sky. If moonlight is prevalent, fireballs are more difficult to see.
Seeing fireballs in the sky? Taurid Meteor Shower expected to peak in November
Saturday, November 2nd 2019
LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — See any fireballs streaking across the night sky lately? Don’t be alarmed. It’s probably just the Taurid Meteor Shower, which is expected to peak around Nov. 5 to Nov. 12.
Caused by debris from comets racing by and the combined volume of the North and South Taurids, the Taurid Meteor Shower is known to produce some amazing fireballs (aka just really bright meteors), according to EarthSky, the favorite site for sky watchers everywhere.
To catch some fireballs, you should be looking to the sky starting Saturday night, Nov. 2. The best chance to catch a meteor will be after midnight on Nov. 5 through Nov. 12 with Nov. 6 being one of the predicted peak nights
The American Meteor Society explains that Taurid fireballs are notable for how slowly they travel compared to other showers. Also, they can be colorful often featuring orange.
Those hoping to catch some fireballs will have to go looking for a viewing spot away from any lights that could obscure the night sky.
Also, don’t worry about finding the right spot in the heavens to see the shower. These fireballs will be streaking all over.
Fireball in Missouri seen hundreds of miles away in NWA
Updated: Oct 18, 2019 / 06:17 PM GMT-0500
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA) — A fireball streaking across the night sky near Kansas City, Missouri spotted hundreds of miles away in Northwest Arkansas.
Residents of Northwest Arkansas self-reported seeing a fireball in the northern evening sky Thursday evening.
According to AMSMETEORS.org, 20 reports about a fireball seen over Arkansas, Illinois, Missouri, and Oklahoma on Thursday, October 17th, 2019 around 8:21 p.m. CT.
Steve Arnold of Eureka Springs is a professional meteorite hunter who hosted ‘Meteorite Men‘ a TV series for 3 seasons on Science and Discovery channel. Arnold has been fireball chasing for 27 years. He travels, often on very short notice, to chase fireballs all over the country.
“Right now it looks like the meteor may have landed in the Kansas City area if anything survived,” Arnold said. “It is not uncommon for the larger ones, for them to be seen 300, 400 miles away.”
Arnold said he was not sure about the size of the meteor.
“Meteors come in from any direction,” Arnold said. “They come from the asteroid belt, they can be a piece of the moon or Mars that has been blasted off. They can be comets, they can also be space junk.”
The meteor that entered the Earth’s atmosphere Thursday was the 5,019 fireball that has been cataloged by the American Meteor Society from people self-reporting on its website this year.
“The oxygen burning in the atmosphere around the rock. Or if it breaks up into multiple rocks. It is really hard to tell [the size] – once we get a little more data on how big it was – there are some calculations that can be done by the amount of kiloton of energy that was displaced when it came in,” Arnold said. “Right now is’s the initial stage. People saw it.”
This is the 4th fireball reported being seen in the Northwest Arkansas area in the last year according to Arnold.
Arnold said he is going to keep an eye on the local Kansas City area to see if anything survived from the fireball.
Brilliant Midnight Fireball Lights Up Sky Over Northeast China
It turned night into day.
What appears to be a dazzling meteor lit up the sky over northeast China on Friday (Oct. 11), appearing as a brilliant fireball in surveillance videos of the event.
The meteor occurred at about 12:16 a.m. Beijing Time, turning night into day and casting dark shadows as it streaked through the sky, according to the state-run CCTV. Videos of the fireball were captured by surveillance cameras in the city of Songyuan in the province of Jilin, as well as by many residents across northeast China, CCTV reported.
The meteor also visible from Heilongjiang Province, the news agency reported.
A meteor lights up the midnight sky over the northeastern China provinces of Jilin and Heilongjiang in this dashcam and surveillance camera video views taken on Oct. 11, 2019.
Scientists with the Purple Mountain Observer, part of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, are reviewing videos to study the fireball, but there have been no reports of any meteorites found on the ground from the fireball, CCTV reported.
Wednesday night to bring 2nd meteor shower in 2 nights, according to AccuWeather Look out -- or rather, look up! This week will feature two separate meteor showers on two separate nights, according to AccuWeather Wednesday, October 9, 2019 1:29PM
Look out -- or rather, look up! This week will feature two separate meteor showers on two separate nights, according to AccuWeather.
Skygazers should keep an eye out for the Southern Taurids Wednesday night through Thursday morning.
At its peak, the shower usually produces 10 meteors per hour. Don't let that discourage you -- the Southern Taurids are known for launching bright fireballs that can cast shadows on the ground.
The Draconids, which peaked Tuesday night through early Wednesday morning, is a minor shower, normally consists of just 10 meteors per hour. Yet it is known to produce random outbursts of hundreds of meteors per hour.
Most of the continental United States should expect clear skies Wednesday, with the exception of the coastal Northeast and northern Plains.
If you missed these two showers, no worries! The Orionid meteor shower peaks later this month on the night of October 21 into October 22 and usually brings around 20 meteors per hour.
Dozens report seeing large fireball over Ohio skies on Saturday
Updated: 10/07/19 06:09 pm EDT
If you saw a fireball streak across the sky on Saturday evening you’re not alone.10TV received several reports from people in central Ohio who saw a bright meteor with a long trail across the sky.
The American Meteor Society says it received more than 130 reports about the fireball, seen over Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
It was likely a product of the South Taurid meteor shower.
The shower is caused by leftover debris from Comet Encke. It’s not very active, you’re lucky to see five to seven meteors an hour at its peak, but it is known to produce fireballs.
Those are very bright meteors and they’ve been known to leave long streaks across the sky with this shower.
The shower itself peaks later this week - Wednesday night into Thursday morning - but has a large window of activity. It’s typically active from September 10th to November 20th.
This year’s peak coincides with a waxing gibbous moon which will wash out all but the brightest meteors. However, because it’s active for so long we’ll still have a shot at seeing fireballs through the month and into next month.
WATCH: People left awestruck after 'massive fireball' lights up Irish skies
IRISH STARGAZERS were treated to an incredible sight on Friday night as a massive fireball lit up the skies across the country.
Reports from areas up and down the country told of a 'fireball' shooting across the sky between 7.30pm and 9pm on Friday, October 4th.
Primarily spotted in Limerick, Kildare, and Galway, it was also seen elsewhere in Ireland as well as Wales and Scotland in the UK, and some quick thinkers were able to grab videos of the space object flying overhead with a fiery orange tail trailing behind it.
The below video captured the 'massive' fireball as it travelled over the Claddagh area of Galway city.
Early reports suggested that the fireball was a meteor flying close to the Earth, but The Limerick Astronomy Club revealed that the impressive sight was the result of a Chinese navigation satellite which was launched into orbit in 2016 along with some debris.
The fireball is actually some of that debris re-entering the atmosphere.
In 2011, another massive fireball which was seen across Ireland launched a hunt for fragments of a meteor, which was suspected to have landed somewhere in the North-West of the country-- but nothing was ever found.
In 1999 however, fragments of another fallen meteor were found in a countryside lane in County Carlow and sold for a price 50 times greater than gold.
Comment by jorge namour on October 2, 2019 at 2:19am
PHOTO A "sky cam" in Mareeba captured the fireball at 1:30pm yesterday.
Hundreds of residents in Far North Queensland have described how the ground shook after what is believed to be a meteor streaked across the sky in broad daylight.
It happened about 1:40pm yesterday and was seen and heard across an area spanning hundreds of kilometres away from Cairns.
Witnesses described seeing a "very bright flash of light," a "shooting star" and hearing an "explosion" and "sonic boom".
Astronomer David Reneke said it was most likely a "daytime fireball" — a type of meteor.
"Seeing one in the daytime is a special event, that's for sure," Mr Reneke said.
"They are slow-moving meteors that burn and melt and are generally associated with a lot of noise because they explode overhead.
"To actually witness one of these, you have to be in the right place at the right time — it's a very special event for anyone who has ever seen one because you'll never, ever forget it."
Cairns northern beaches resident Chris Slapp said she thought there "was an earthquake".
"The table was vibrating and I could feel it … through the ground," Ms Slapp said.
Another witness, Stephen How Kee, wrote on social media that it "looked like a shooting star" and when it stopped, it "left a cloud of smoke".
Mossman resident Alan Carle said he and a group of tourists also witnessed the phenomenon.
"There was a very bright trail of light that went through and it just exploded," Mr Carle said.
"Of course you couldn't hear anything because it was so far away, but a couple of minutes later we were standing there talking about it and we just hear this thunder, but there's not a cloud in the sky, so there's certainly no thunder around."
Geoscience Australia said it was looking into the incident.
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