i live in western massachusetts and im wondering if anybody saw them or knows what the bright flashes of light were that occured on friday 10/20/06 just before 10 pm est. the flashes of light looked sort of like an explosion of some sort. Could anyone possibly educate me on this?
2006-10-20 19:42:36 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
and no it wasnt lighting. i thought that at first but the flashes were a white color and had red green blue and gold in it.
2006-10-20 19:54:17 · update #1
Hi. It may have been an Aurora. The Sun has been very active in the last month or so. Try this link : http://www.sel.noaa.gov/pmap/pmapN.html
2006-10-21 03:00:33 · answer #1 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bright flashes that light up the sky are typically caused by a transformer blowing up, or failure of some other electrical componant.
Occasionally they can also be caused by a large meteorite blowing up in the upper atmosphere or a fireball passing by.
2006-10-21 03:24:47 · answer #2 · answered by minuteblue 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe it was the 'Orionid meteor shower'.
For more details check http://spaceweather.com/
2006-10-21 08:35:56 · answer #3 · answered by Ioanna 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
shooting star or in other words cosmic materials that burn up from the friction in our atmosphere
2006-10-21 06:29:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
lighting..
2006-10-21 02:49:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
was it lightning?
2006-10-21 02:51:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
three words
(U)nidentified
.....................(F)lying
.................................(O)bjects
2006-10-21 02:46:23 · answer #7 · answered by vishal_willpower 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋