Posted on 02/03/2010 11:50:31 AM PST by TaraP
Astronomy Ireland says a major fireball was spotted over Ireland at around 6pm this evening.
It says the rock from space was seen blazing in the air by people all over the country and would have been travelling with the force of a small nuclear weapon.
Astronomy Ireland says there is a very good chance it has landed inland, but it is unlikely to have injured anyone.
It is not clear yet where it might have landed because the fireball was spotted by people all over the country.
While it would have been travelling at high speed when it was spotted, the rock would have slowed down when it hit the atmosphere.
The fireball could have been as large as a desk.
Valentia Coastguard said it has had reports of sightings from people living in Mullingar, Limerick, Ballybunion and Bantry.
You'd think that with so many people seeing it, a good description of its direction might have been part of the "report."
There you go again, being mean-spirited and implying that most, if not all, news "reporters" are dumb as rocks.
I agree with you, but...
To 19 - LOL!!
Thanks.
Will watch it.
But they seem like alot are raining down..
There are a lot that are raining down on us. We're getting absolutely "rained on" every day, every hour and every second... all year long, year-after-year... with no let-up...
Sometimes people see them, and sometimes they don't. We have a lot more observers these days (more people on earth) and better communications and more people to take pictures of things like this... :-)
Even the pictures taken from the Space Shuttle has shown us things that we didn't know were there, before, until we got up there and were able to observe them.
Then we have this today..
If a Meteor Strikes Your House, Is It Yours?
I was thinking more Orson Welles.
A meteoroid is a piece of debris in space.
A meteor is the path it takes as it travels through the atmosphere.
A meteorite is a meteoroid that survives the trip and hits the ground.
wow. Thats cool.
Awesome video. That would be scary I guess.
If a "meteor" is the "path" it had taken then how can the above statement be accurate?
I ask in earnest, I realize that you know far more than I regarding anything astronomically related.
They say people will witness, on average, about one fireball in their lifetime. I’ve already seen mine (duration of about one second in my field of view).
We just have a lot more video cameras nowadays.
Three definitions... “in space” — “in atmosphere” and then “in ground”... :-)
Now, if one can keep the terms in the proper order..., they’re doing good...
I sometimes have trouble with meteoroid and meteor, but never with meteorite... :-)
Did this land in the Catholic or Protestant part?
I have never seen a Fireball..
But these stories to be seem pretty common now.
1.Boy Hit By Meteorite Travelling At 30,000mph
10:22am UK, Friday June 12, 2009
A teenager was hit by a meteorite travelling at 30,000mph - and lived to tell the tale....
2.’Ball Of Fire’ Spotted In Spanish Skies
6:54am UK, Tuesday January 06, 2004
Spanish police are combing parts of the country after thousands of people reported seeing a “ball of fire” in the sky.Residents from areas as far apart as the northwestern coast and the south east Mediterranean coast telephoned police to report seeing “a big ball of fire” roaring across the skies on Sunday evening.
Oh My, I am partly Irish so I am partly doomed.
Oh yes, my calculations indicate you are approximately 28.5 percent doomed.
No wonder I don’t feel good.
I think this may be part of the "fun" that comes with 2012. Our solar system passes through the ecliptic plan of our galaxy at that time. I suspect we are seeing more debris aligned along the ecliptic plane in the form of a higher frequency of meteors. There might be other "interesting" effects as we cross as well.
If a "meteor" is the "path" it had taken then how can the above statement be accurate?
I ask in earnest, I realize that you know far more than I regarding anything astronomically related.
It's easy... it's "one rock" -- in "three places" -- and in each place it has a different name... :-)
Meteoroid, meteor and meteorite... simple, eh?
[Of course, that assumes that it makes it all the way to the ground... :-) ...]
Well, I'm a standing on a corner
In Winslow, Arizona...
And such a fine sight to see...
It's a girl, my lord, in a flatbed Ford,
slowin' down to take a look at me!
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