I saw it about 6:30 pm in southern Georgia, in the middle of the sky, directly overhead.
It had a definite tail, pointed on one end and grew into the cloud that spread out, about as big as a dime. It blinked/faded in and out, and was not moving. Definitely seemed not to be a meteor, because it was NOT moving!
2007-12-12 08:11:13 · 9 answers · asked by coreydsaragon 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
No I didn't. I am brazilian.
2007-12-12 08:22:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not a supernova, for sure. That would simply look like a normal star which would brighten over weeks and then fade away over weeks.
2007-12-12 16:49:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If it had a tail, it wasn't a supernova. Besides, a supernova wouldn't brighten/fade that fast.
2007-12-13 00:50:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow. Meteors appear to move really fast unless they're coming right down toward you. I don't know what that was but I've seen some interesting things myself! There's a comet visible to the naked eye, not sure if it's visible in N. America right now though.
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap071205.html
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap071128.html
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap071121.html
2007-12-12 16:19:19 · answer #4 · answered by doug4jets 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You probably saw this fuel dump from the launch of a reconnaisance satellite: http://www.space.com/spacewatch/mystery_cloud_040901.html
2007-12-12 16:19:43 · answer #5 · answered by injanier 7 · 7⤊ 0⤋
It was the fuel dump from a rocket
2007-12-12 17:03:55 · answer #6 · answered by B. 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no i didnt see it, but if i had been looking i probably could have (i live in NC)
2007-12-12 16:19:32 · answer #7 · answered by mushy 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
nope
2007-12-12 17:32:17 · answer #8 · answered by Zero 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i didn't.
2007-12-12 16:21:19 · answer #9 · answered by smile 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋