08/05/13 UK meteor event

[toggerob]

Reports trickling in via Twitter of a long-duration meteor event over the skies of the UK, given estimated times it seems this object took 3 minutes to cross the length of the country and witnessed from Cornwall to Scotland.

 

Given its event duration and variable height estimate I would say either this was a sparsely-held meteor or more probobale a piece of space debris burning up from LEO.

[Kain]

https://twitter.com/WCSmith92/status/332244571016810496/photo/1

[Costa Del Fal]

Ahh gutted I missed this. Only got in about 30 mins ago and its clear here in Falmouth, Cornwall. 

[toggerob]

Seen across England, Scotland, Wales, N.Ireland, and (apparently) Finland.

[Dancerwithwings]

https://twitter.com/WCSmith92/status/332244571016810496/photo/1

Photo's already sure they'll be video soon

Looks like space debris to me plus if it took 3 mins to burn up thats a big clue.

[Polar Maritime]

Vid here..

 

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/video/virals/4171500/Fireball-lights-up-night-sky.html

[Polar Maritime]

March meteor last year, no?

 

Keep missing events like tonight's. Shame.

 

Got the vid from here W09  http://inagist.com/all/332241288609030146/

 

It is dated 8th May, hopefully more info to come. Missed it myself to typical lol.. 

[Polar Maritime]

That's last year's meteor in March. Could tell straight away around one second in.

 

yes you are correct W09, I have been mis-informed sorry folks. I just found it on the net and was dated tonight, now vid has been leaked to be from last year as you say, I will delete it   

[Polar Maritime]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57agcVnjdDU

[Mountain Snow]

I wonder how many of these we miss due to our perpetually cloudy skies?

[Polar Maritime]

I wonder how many of these we miss due to our perpetually cloudy skies?

 

I seem to miss all of them.. Space scientist Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock said the phenomenon was likely to have been debris from Halley's Comet.

 

"It's quite likely to be part of the Eta Aquarids, which is the debris left by Halley's Comet.

"And twice a year we pass through the debris left behind by the comet and when this happens we see more of these shooting stars but there must have been a large lump left behind which is what caused such a bright meteor to be seen."

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22460642

 

Spaceweather.com did warn of this yesterday..

[kreuz]

hi i'm new here today - just to say i saw this event last night over Oxford around 9pm it was so low ( well seemed it) heading in a north west direction  & i saw it for around 15 seconds - which seemed like forever - it was amazing yet kinda scary too  as it was big & looked low & close, it had a massive tail & the 'ball' part was bright green - amazing

[Polar Maritime]

hi i'm new here today - just to say i saw this event last night over Oxford around 9pm it was so low ( well seemed it) heading in a north west direction  & i saw it for around 15 seconds - which seemed like forever - it was amazing yet kinda scary too  as it was big & looked low & close, it had a massive tail & the 'ball' part was bright green - amazing

 

Welcome to Netweather Kreuz, so you were one of the lucky one's to witness the meteor !

[GaryT]

Also saw this event last night in Solihull West Mids.

 

I would guess around 21:40'ish.

It was to the South about 20deg above horizon and seemed to be going in an East-west direction and dropping towards the horizon.

 

Very bright green colour.

 

Have watched a few meteor showers over the years but never seen anything this bright.

Casually watching TV when it caught my eye. Very impressive.

 

Gary

[linzi17]

Hello I am New on Here Too And I couldn't Believe what I saw Last Night I Live In Rock Ferry Birkenhead about 9:45ish

and I saw what looked like a Big fire ball fall for what was like 3 seconds not long at all

but absolutely filled me with amazement it was truly Wonderful I was In a car  when My friends just popped into the shop for some bread , when I looked out of the window there it was!!!!! Needless to say, when my friends got back in the car, they laughed, and was like yeah whatever hahahaha

[Dancerwithwings]

Hello I am New on Here Too And I couldn't Believe what I saw Last Night I Live In Rock Ferry Birkenhead about 9:45ish

and I saw what looked like a Big fire ball fall for what was like 3 seconds not long at all

but absolutely filled me with amazement it was truly Wonderful I was In a car  when My friends just popped into the shop for some bread , when I looked out of the window there it was!!!!! Needless to say, when my friends got back in the car, they laughed, and was like yeah whatever hahahaha

Wecome to the fourm.....I wouldn't of laughed!!!! i would of said you lucky sod, i always miss out