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marybourg

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70. When it hits the earth it becomes a meteorITE.

Sat Feb 16, 2013, 03:53 PM

Feb 2013

The main factor is how dark your sky is. In lit-up cities, they're not very visible, but they enter the atmosphere above well-lit cities just as frequently as they do dark rural areas; they just can't be seen as well. The one seen in the video was against an open dark sky because of the wide road, and was of an ordinary magnitude, seen every night where the sky is dark.

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Bright fireball reported in skies over San Francisco Bay Area [View all] Tx4obama Feb 2013 OP

More info ... Tx4obama Feb 2013 #1

Wow... What are the odds? No pun nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #3

Damn Mayans. TeamPooka Feb 2013 #2

off by a year? hollysmom Feb 2013 #5

Forgot to account for Leap Years . . . Journeyman Feb 2013 #17

Forgot to carry the 1. nt TeamPooka Feb 2013 #29

They forgot to convert it back to English from Metric... n/t leeroysphitz Feb 2013 #54

I think we need a few sacrifices nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #6

Perhaps the mama asteroid spit out Control-Z Feb 2013 #4

Hubby and I were saying the same. nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #7

Allow me to indulge myself Puzzledtraveller Feb 2013 #12

Huh, huh... nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #14

And the Pope stepped down.............. thelordofhell Feb 2013 #27

Whatever you do Puzzledtraveller Feb 2013 #58

I couldn't help it. It just popped in there. thelordofhell Feb 2013 #59

. Fawke Em Feb 2013 #53

I LOVE THAT GUY!!! Puzzledtraveller Feb 2013 #56

Finally saw the guy - in Sugar Dome (in Food TV) Hard Assets Feb 2013 #78

lmao. Summer of the Shark. Late winter of the Killer Meteors. nt alphafemale Feb 2013 #55

Oh yeah, I have'nt devised a killer shark epidemic theory yet but.. Puzzledtraveller Feb 2013 #57

Then Sarah Palin can see it from her house? nt alphafemale Feb 2013 #62

And possibly one on Wednesday in Cuba too, link below Tx4obama Feb 2013 #9

Maybe that's wasn't the mama asteroid..... defacto7 Feb 2013 #11

Actually its three Sedona Feb 2013 #16

Asteroids can have 'moons', too. Or 'moonlets', if you prefer. randome Feb 2013 #51

And here it is... countryjake Feb 2013 #8

Thank you for posting the video :) n/t Tx4obama Feb 2013 #13

That's more like what they're usually like Warpy Feb 2013 #24

The Russian one exploded only about 12 miles up... countryjake Feb 2013 #28

Whoa! aquart Feb 2013 #43

Just coincidence? defacto7 Feb 2013 #10

No kidding. nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #15

A couple more and I think it's time to think a little more seriously about the possibilities. StrictlyRockers Feb 2013 #21

I doubt there's any real danger..... AverageJoe90 Feb 2013 #18

A few more and Sunday service might be packed. nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #22

Nadin, you have me honestly LOL'ing. Mostly because it's true. LOL! KittyWampus Feb 2013 #76

This whole thread is comedy gold. nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #82

Hysteria is no good. defacto7 Feb 2013 #30

Well, there is a minute chance of Apophis striking in 2029(or '36)..... AverageJoe90 Feb 2013 #44

Of course we'd know about it. It's public knowledge. longship Feb 2013 #45

You really should read up... defacto7 Feb 2013 #64

That's why I wrote the following in my post. longship Feb 2013 #75

No, my apologies.... defacto7 Feb 2013 #77

Yup, and I didn't want to call you out by tag. longship Feb 2013 #79

I'd bet that they were part of a bigger meteor that broke up. Kablooie Feb 2013 #34

That's exactly what I think. defacto7 Feb 2013 #35

I wonder if they were also part of the big one that just passed earth too? Kablooie Feb 2013 #37

Actually, that was my meaning. defacto7 Feb 2013 #40

No, no and no.... theHandpuppet Feb 2013 #47

The Russian one was almost certainly NOT. longship Feb 2013 #46

Thank you for posting some reason into this thread...nt SidDithers Feb 2013 #66

(As a joke) Damn aliens nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #19

LOL! Amonester Feb 2013 #39

Wanna laugh? Russia Today 22 minutes ago nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #20

Ha...... defacto7 Feb 2013 #32

Barroid Bonds threads belong in the Sports Group! madinmaryland Feb 2013 #23

I was a medic, I handled sharps regularly... nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #25

Very, why you grow a tail when you go into Macy's in suit and tie zappaman Feb 2013 #60

Huh? n/t Tx4obama Feb 2013 #26

I'll wait for Sunday and Pat Robertson's explanation. Chipper Chat Feb 2013 #31

I think I saw that thing. Comrade Grumpy Feb 2013 #33

Here is a picture from one of my security cams... defacto7 Feb 2013 #36

I suspect the close passing asteroid had some cousins. joshcryer Feb 2013 #38

They are unrelated events Coyotl Feb 2013 #50

Maybe this is the rapture! Anyone missing? davidn3600 Feb 2013 #41

bits off that big one that passed? pansypoo53219 Feb 2013 #42

Nah, they were all separated by millions of kilometers. (nt) Posteritatis Feb 2013 #63

Stop your Dithering Berlum Feb 2013 #48

"Smirk"... SidDithers Feb 2013 #67

If large enough ..hitting the Pacific AsahinaKimi Feb 2013 #49

Saw the video. Nothing unusual. marybourg Feb 2013 #52

not that big and not in the middle of San Francisco like last night's CreekDog Feb 2013 #61

It's really not that unusual Xithras Feb 2013 #69

+1 countryjake Feb 2013 #80

When it hits the earth it becomes a meteorITE. marybourg Feb 2013 #70

That thing lasted all of 3 seconds. Come on up to Big Bear on a moonless night. cherokeeprogressive Feb 2013 #65

It is oddly clear in East Bay Prism Feb 2013 #68

Back in early January my Wife and I were coming into Las Vegas from the north on our way cherokeeprogressive Feb 2013 #71

Was it Jan 17? Duer 157099 Feb 2013 #72

I wonder how many sightings there were in and around San Jose? KamaAina Feb 2013 #73

I agree, and what's up with CNN? AntiFascist Feb 2013 #74

Some of those CNN commentators are really excitable folk... countryjake Feb 2013 #81