2007-04-27 06:30:42 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
yes, and i hope you've seen one, too.
2007-04-27 08:43:47 · answer #1 · answered by ·will¹ªm ºn vacation! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many times! I've seen a few that were very dramatic and bright, even though it was only twilight or over a city where light pollution is a problem. I've seen some that were very faint and only visible because I was out in the desert near the Grand Canyon, on a dark night with a new moon. And I've seen meteor showers where several shooting stars fell during each minute for several hours. And some of those were interesting, including on one occasion where they left a trail of faintly glowing green dust that slowly curled and dissipated. And this was without any enhancement from illegal drugs!
2007-04-27 13:35:40 · answer #2 · answered by Karl W 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As an astronomer, I have been lucky enough to see hundreds, sometimes that many in a single night. Three strange ones I will remember forever. One was a fireball that split into many fragment above me. It was rather like cosmic fireworks. On one occasion, I saw a green flaming meteor that went from north to south. It left a trail of smoke slightly visible in the light of the moon. Before that trail of smoke went away, a second green fireball retraced the same flight as the first one. Two green meteors in less than five minutes. I had never seen a green meteor before or after these two. I figure they once were part of the same rock that was broken apart before hitting Earth's atmosphere.
2007-04-27 13:53:16 · answer #3 · answered by Owl Eye 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, a couple of times. Shooting stars are meteors burning up in the Earth's atmosphere.
2007-04-27 13:34:42 · answer #4 · answered by Spilamilah 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. 3 times
2007-04-27 13:33:48 · answer #5 · answered by debk 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. I've also seen man made satellites in orbit. You need to go camping in a remote place with no artificial lights to see this. They show up as a very dim, small, and slow moving object.
2007-04-27 13:37:55 · answer #6 · answered by djiang83 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. It is pretty neat. It takes patience, a dark sky, and knowing when to look.
2007-04-27 13:44:07 · answer #7 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course I have! And y'know, it'll be pretty pathetic if somebody actually says no to this...... talk about a life of deprivation!
2007-04-27 13:38:51 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but I have seen a woman who can stand on her hand
2007-04-27 13:33:36 · answer #9 · answered by Mom of 3 loves boys 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋