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Wow.(vanity) Incredibly bright meteor over Georgia.
02/25/2007
| Sender
Posted on 02/25/2007 7:31:18 PM PST by Sender
Sorry for the shameless vanity, but I was just outside in the back yard in Northern Georgia, and an incredibly bright light illuminated the dark yard like an arc lamp. I looked up and saw a meteor streaking overhead, white hot, which then broke up into orange, glowing fragments. This happened at 10:21PM EST. I apologize for posting something random like this, but it was astonishing. Perhaps it was a piece of space junk that reentered the atmosphere tonight. Did anyone else see this? It was truly spectacular.
TOPICS: Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: asteroid; meteor; meteorite; skygasm; spacejunk
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posted on
02/25/2007 7:31:21 PM PST
by
Sender
To: Sender
Geez! What took you so long to tell us?
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posted on
02/25/2007 7:32:43 PM PST
by
REDWOOD99
To: BurbankKarl
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posted on
02/25/2007 7:33:39 PM PST
by
Perdogg
To: Sender
Did anyone else see this? It was truly spectacular. Hang on. I'll go look.
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posted on
02/25/2007 7:34:01 PM PST
by
SIDENET
(Voting for a liberal doesn't advance Conservatism.)
To: Sender
a meteor streaking overhead, white hot, which then broke up into orange, glowing fragments. Barry O'bama's political story...
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posted on
02/25/2007 7:34:43 PM PST
by
Izzy Dunne
(Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
To: Sender
Whatever ya do...DON'T TOUCH IT!
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posted on
02/25/2007 7:35:42 PM PST
by
uglybiker
(AU-TO-MO-BEEEEEEEL?!!)
To: Izzy Dunne
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posted on
02/25/2007 7:37:08 PM PST
by
Sender
("Great powers should never get involved in the politics of small tribes.")
To: Sender
Pretty sure I saw it once when I was sleeping out.
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posted on
02/25/2007 7:37:12 PM PST
by
bkepley
To: Sender
*sigh* I always miss the good ones. I don't blame you for wanting to share it.
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posted on
02/25/2007 7:38:05 PM PST
by
metmom
(Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
To: Sender
Jimmy Carter's soul ascending to heaven?
Hey, it worked for Julius Caesar.
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posted on
02/25/2007 7:41:24 PM PST
by
Question Liberal Authority
(If Not For George W Bush, Saddam Hussein Would Be In Charge Of Iraq Today AND He Would Have NUKES.)
To: Question Liberal Authority
I'm pretty sure you won't have to look skyward to track Carter's immortal soul.
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posted on
02/25/2007 7:42:18 PM PST
by
flying Elvis
("In...War, the errors which proceed from a spirit of benevolence are the worst" Clausewitz.)
To: Question Liberal Authority
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posted on
02/25/2007 7:42:39 PM PST
by
nevergore
(?It could be that the purpose of my life is simply to serve as a warning to others.?)
Comment #13 Removed by Moderator
To: Question Liberal Authority
Yeah and that Muzzy guy too.
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posted on
02/25/2007 7:43:29 PM PST
by
biff
To: Sender
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posted on
02/25/2007 7:44:03 PM PST
by
hophead
("Enjoy Every Sandwich")
To: Sender
To: Sender
I saw one a while back here in Michigan. Apparently I was the only one to see it.
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posted on
02/25/2007 7:46:10 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
(Peace without victory is a temporary illusion.)
To: Sender
We live in western North Carolina, and earlier tonight around about 8:30 my son witnessed a shooting star whish appeared to travel from west to east.
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posted on
02/25/2007 7:48:37 PM PST
by
smartymarty
(If you know why you believe what you believe leadership is inevitable.)
To: Sender
Sounds like you saw what astronomers called a "bolide"....
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posted on
02/25/2007 7:50:25 PM PST
by
mwyounce
To: Sender
It happens pretty quickly. Lucky you happened to be outside at that moment and looking the right way.
I've seen many, many meteors over the years, but never one that bright. When I was younger I used to lie on the dock or the beach in the summer and watch the Perseids. You might get a faint one every few minutes.
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posted on
02/25/2007 7:51:14 PM PST
by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
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