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RobertEarl

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11. You're thinking correctly

Reply to Warpy (Reply #5)

Mon Feb 18, 2013, 09:58 PM

Feb 2013

I watch the north star... a lot. It's my only view, is why. All these trees.

Anyway, the night in question i saw at least three meteors flying just to the west of where Polaris resides. Thought, wow, that's unusual.

The span of time was over 5 or 6 hours with the median time being the time that Russia was hit. There was a gaggle of them that night going over the north pole.

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Yet another meteor? Fireballs over Florida [View all] Berlum Feb 2013 OP

Could it be that people are actually seeing "Flaming Meatballs?" Berlum Feb 2013 #1

I think you're misunderstanding the argument. n/t Ian David Feb 2013 #2

Russia was the last decade. Florida is the next. Scuba Feb 2013 #3

The NBC link describes the ones in FL as "common" arcane1 Feb 2013 #4

That's just what we would expect alien-infiltrated FL media would say pinboy3niner Feb 2013 #10

Haha! PLEASE tell me people aren't playing the alien card! arcane1 Feb 2013 #12

Scoff if you will... pinboy3niner Feb 2013 #13

I'm thinking the Russian meteor wasn't traveling alone Warpy Feb 2013 #5

You're thinking correctly RobertEarl Feb 2013 #11

Fireballs happen all the time. Lex Feb 2013 #6

Awwww, poor you... SidDithers Feb 2013 #7

3-3 jury to keep this post. nt msanthrope Feb 2013 #14

Good jury result... SidDithers Feb 2013 #15

Have you been OD'ing on Huehueteotl's Flaming Meatballs again, Sid? Berlum Feb 2013 #23

The rarity is the size of the meteor. NutmegYankee Feb 2013 #8

The Russian one was ~10,000 tons Motown_Johnny Feb 2013 #9

I saw one of these... greytdemocrat Feb 2013 #16

There are thousands of fireballs daily Tree-Hugger Feb 2013 #17

Asteroid Fast Facts from NASA... SidDithers Feb 2013 #18

Derp WilliamPitt Feb 2013 #19

The Latest Worldwide Meteor / Fireball Reports: The Straight Story Feb 2013 #20

What's REALLY wierd is that The City of Big Bear Lake seems to attract more than other places. cherokeeprogressive Feb 2013 #21

I've seen a couple over the years... WCGreen Feb 2013 #22

Anyone equating Chelyabinsk with a typical meteor doesn't know what they're talking about. (nt) Posteritatis Feb 2013 #24

Keep an eye out for the pintobean Feb 2013 #25

What is "woo" is all the people who think meteors are all that rare Jamastiene Feb 2013 #26

Sunday night when I was driving in my car I swear I saw something streak out of the corner of my eye Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2013 #27