anyone see shooting star like 2 minutes ago,9.03,,,central t???????going s-ne
2007-06-13 15:12:35 · 3 answers · asked by quackpotwatcher 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
maybe shuttle atlantis
2007-06-13 15:20:57 · update #1
50 miles up,,lotta people mighta seen it
2007-06-13 15:22:07 · update #2
giveya 10 pts phil,,took 20 min to type in info,,,,wont frckn email(not the msn<<
2007-06-13
19:37:33 ·
update #3
If you saw a fireball meteor, you should report it to American Meteor Society.
http://www.amsmeteors.org/fireball/report.html
Even if it was just a little one, it's good practice for the one time in your life when you see a really big one.
Check out my illustration of the one I saw two years ago. It skipped at least three times across the waves on the Pacific Ocean.
http://www.msnusers.com/xuzme/Documents/Member%20Files/skya.jpg
P.S.: The International Space Station is in position for N. American sitings this month. Follow the link below to see if that's what you saw. It gives times and directions to look for the ISS from any city.
2007-06-13 19:06:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shooting stars are local events, visible for people within a radius of maybe 30 - 50 miles at most. They are small rocks entering the atmosphere and burning up from friction. They aren't visible for a long time or at very far distances.
2007-06-13 22:18:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
If someone is just 100 miles from you, they won't see your sky
2007-06-13 22:17:33 · answer #3 · answered by Gene 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋