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Fireball spotted by Toronto skywatchers for second time within a week
CP24 ^
| December 8, 2020 3:48PM EST
| Katherine DeClerq
Posted on 12/09/2020 4:17:31 PM PST by BenLurkin
Another meteor is believed to have fallen into the earth’s atmosphere late Monday night, marking the second visible fireball reported in a week above Ontario.
More than 150 eyewitness reports were made to National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of a bright fireball seen on the evening of Dec. 7. According to NASA, the object may have entered the atmosphere above Rossie, New York before travelling across the border, disintegrating near Brockville, Ont.
Dr. Denis Vida, a postdoctoral associate with the University of Western Ontario in their physics and astronomy department, called the meteor “a slow fireball” as it travelled about 12.5 kilometres a second after entering the earth’s atmosphere at a steep angle.
Last Wednesday, multiple Torontonians reported seeing a fireball trail across the sky. Vida said at the time that a basketball-sized meteor was believed to have entered the earth’s atmosphere at a 45-degree angle about 50 kilometers north of Syracuse, New York.
Those in the United States reported hearing a large boom before seeing the fireball in the sky.
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TOPICS: Astronomy
KEYWORDS: fireball; second; toronto
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posted on
12/09/2020 4:17:31 PM PST
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BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
“I, for one, welcome our new alien overlords.”
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12/09/2020 4:18:43 PM PST
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dynachrome
(People who get what they want are often surprised when they also get what they deserve. ~ james wood)
To: dynachrome
They are here “To Serve Man”... ;-)
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12/09/2020 4:20:19 PM PST
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cgbg
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12/09/2020 4:26:08 PM PST
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outofsalt
(If history teaches us anything, it's that history rarely teaches anything.)
To: BenLurkin
Another successful Elon Musk mission?
Can I get a Great Job, guys?
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12/09/2020 4:27:16 PM PST
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UNGN
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12/09/2020 4:27:19 PM PST
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al baby
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To: BenLurkin
"Take that, Canada! And that! And that!"
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12/09/2020 4:30:29 PM PST
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\/\/ayne
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To: BenLurkin
“Goodness, gracious, ...”
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12/09/2020 4:41:24 PM PST
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Uncle Miltie
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To: BenLurkin
Naaaa...that’s just Trudeau trying out his new Chinese-made jet man pack. He got it as part of the “free stuff” from the CCP for allowing them train at Canadian military bases.
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12/09/2020 4:42:15 PM PST
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lgjhn23
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12/09/2020 4:46:03 PM PST
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wastedyears
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To: BenLurkin
Saw a fireball the other day. It was south of Buffalo. Not far (in galactic terms) from Toronto. I wonder if there is a connection.......?
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12/09/2020 4:47:49 PM PST
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fhayek
To: BenLurkin
This one can probably be seen walking around in Texas.
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12/09/2020 4:48:18 PM PST
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Libloather
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12/09/2020 4:49:52 PM PST
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BenLurkin
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I prefer this one ; )
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12/09/2020 4:54:51 PM PST
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12/09/2020 4:56:17 PM PST
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Slyfox
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To: BenLurkin
On another FR thread it shows how military flights are way up (1500 vs. 250 for some period). That thread had a link to some goofy site talking about a fake alien invasion using “Bluebeam” to distract from the election!
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12/09/2020 4:57:13 PM PST
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21twelve
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12/09/2020 4:59:31 PM PST
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BenLurkin
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That was very enjoyable. Thanks.
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12/09/2020 5:02:47 PM PST
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Slyfox
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GOYAKLA
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arthurus
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