Meteor brilliantly lights up sky - and breaks into pieces ( Video that works ....)

Times Onlin ^ | November 24, 2008 | staff

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Scientists are today searching for remnants of a meteor that brilliantly lit up the sky in western Canada before breaking into pieces.

Alan Hildebrand, a University of Calgary planetary scientist, called it one of the largest meteors visible in the country in the last decade.

Video images showed what appeared to be a speeding fireball over Saskatoon which became larger and brighter before disappearing as it neared the ground.

Mr Hildebrand said that he received about 300 e-mail reports from witnesses to the event.

“It would be something like a billion-watt light bulb,” said Mr Hildebrand, who also co-ordinates meteor sightings with the Canadian Space Agency.

Tammy Evans was woken up by her 10-year-old daughter who ran into the bedroom of their home in North Battleford, Saskatchewan, last Thursday. “She said there was a flash of light, the house shook twice and it sounded like dinosaurs were walking,” Ms Evans, a nurse, said.

Mr Hildebrand said he suspected that the meteor had broken up into pieces and added that he planned to investigate an area around Macklin, Saskatchewan, near the Alberta border.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Police Patrol car captures video images.

[Young Werther]

Yes but did they have a warrant for the fugitive video images?

[Badeye]

Gee, you mean it wasn’t the Transformers landing?

(chuckle)

[Just another Joe]

So THAT’S what happened to that tool bag they lost on the space station.

[Dr. Zzyzx]

Prolly that toolbag Heidimarie dropped last week.

[ElkGroveDan]

“It would be something like a billion-watt light bulb,” said Mr Hildebrand,

That wouldn't make Al Gore happy.

[JRios1968]

France surrendered to the meteor...

[xcamel]

We had a pretty good one flash brilliant green over the bay of LaPaz, BCS, MX last thursday night around 9:30 PM MST. I saw the initial brilliant green flash behind me, and turned around to see the rest of the copper burn off and leave a faint trail behind. Meteor or space junk, I dunno.

[LiberConservative]

Wow! I would have freaked and had an accident.

[eeaaggllee11]

Finally! Superman is here

[eeaaggllee11]

Finally! Superman is here

[eeaaggllee11]

Finally! Superman is here

[TexGuy]

Was Joe Dirt seen anywhere in the vicinity?

[Gondring]

“She said there was a flash of light, the house shook twice and it sounded like dinosaurs were walking,” Ms Evans, a nurse, said.

I love that kid's description!

[SunkenCiv]

SASKATCHEWAN FIREBALL: Amazing Video!
Spaceweather | Nov 20th, 2008
Posted on 11/21/2008 11:30:07 AM PST by TaraP
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2136090/posts

[SunkenCiv]

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