Comments on: Halloween Fireballs – November Meteor Shower May Dazzle

By: Meteor

Meteor — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:03:42 +0000

Vince,

Yes as a general rule meteors don’t usually make any audible sound.

Thanks for the comment.

- Meteor Mark

By: Vince

Vince — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:01:46 +0000

I think I saw a meteor last night, Nov 18th, around 8:15 pm, over Jacksonville, FL, to the East. I was just stepping out my door to go for a run and it caught me completely by surprise. It looked like a flare or a fireworks going down vertically, above the treeline. But there was no sound so it must have been a meteor…

By: Meteor

Meteor — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:10:34 +0000

Margaret,

Thanks for the comment. Please read my latest blog post entitled: The Leonids Meteor Shower Starting to Roar

Keep your head up.

- Meteor Mark

By: margaret

margaret — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 03:23:31 +0000

Glad I found these postings; I have been wondering what I saw??? I too enjoyed the sightings of the Nov. 7th meteor around 5:15 pm. Driving from Stockton to Santa Clara on the 280, the enormously bright, burning object caused me to slow down and pull to the right (fortunately no one near me). I was transfixed by the large, glowing object. It seemed to be shiny (maybe metalish?), but the brilliant white and glowing yellow trail streamed from very high in the heavens down toward the setting sun and horizon. It seemed to stay lit and not burn out before hitting land or water?

I found myself holding my breath, staring at this first time sight. It was spectacular..only seen in movies, maybe! Now that I know what is was, I look forward to seeing more meteor sightings. Need to know when and where to keep my eyeballs looking up! Any tips?
M

By: Meteor

Meteor — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:37:52 +0000

J.P. and Cyndi,

Phrase of the year on MeteorBlog.com: Giant Space Sperm

Funny thing is this could be closer to reality than you think, it’s a commonly known theory that comets, asteroids, meteoroids, meteors and meteorites are responsible for bringing water to Earth; therefore being reponsible for the beginning seeds of life.

Keep your head up,

- Meteor Mark

By: j.p and cyndi delaney

j.p and cyndi delaney — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:42:10 +0000

we’ve been getting good shows in eastcentral indiana since halloween, some red with tails, one long tail and squiggly like a giant space sperm… we will watch more tonight the 12th/13th after midnight…november…

By: George

George — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:52:31 +0000

In Saratoga, CA, just leaving the soccer fields which are next to Hwy 85, looked south (or our eyes were drawn south) by this amazing blaze. Very bright considering the late evening glow still in that general direction. You could indeed see the trail for some time afterwards. The 9-10 year old kids that saw it were very excited. It almost looked like a plane crash that was burning as plummeting. To us, it looked like it landed in the Santa Cruz Mtns. I have seen a few slow, bright meteors before, but this was the biggest yet. Thanks for confirming what we saw!

By: Heather

Heather — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:08:51 +0000

Concord, California…also saw the fireball Nov 7th alittle after 5…it was very cool!

By: Meteor

Meteor — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:16:32 +0000

Shayna,

Like a streak of light type thing? like wow! Thanks for your comment.

- Meteor Mark

By: Shayna Smith

Shayna Smith — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:13:57 +0000

I saw a meteor-type thing on nov. 7th, 2009 at approximately 10:30 pm in Tulsa OK.

By: Chris Alper

Chris Alper — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:47:58 +0000

I was visiting Santa Cruz, and we were watching the sunset at the beach, when we too saw the fireball on Nov 7th around 5:10 pm. At first we thought it was a firework that didn’t go off right. It was huge, and the smoky trail lasted for at least 20 minutes after it burned out. My boyfriend thought it was a rocket of some sort. From our location, it looked light it burned up over the ocean and seemed pretty close. I have never seen anything like it…it was so big and bright, like how phosphorus burns…I also thought I saw a tinge of turquoise in one spot. I’m glad to find out what it was…thanks for the info!

By: Meteor

Meteor — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:24:20 +0000

Laurie,

Thanks for your comment. A fireball that appears this large in the sky could be the size of a basketball to the size of a small truck. I wish I would have seen it myself and can only assume that it was probably closer to the size of a truck.

Check out this video: Fireball

Keep your head up because the Leonids are coming and peak November 17th.

- Meteor Mark

By: laurie neese

laurie neese — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:07:09 +0000

On saturday November 7 i saw the same meteor as the others reported from western california (SF bay area). just after sunset, looking due west, big white fireball with trails of sparkles, like a fireworks streamer. my question is, just how large did that particular meteor have to be to be seen so clearly from a radius of several hundred miles? it was phenomenal! must have landed somewhere in the ocean but i bet it made a splash….. i actually thought it was a flare fired from maybe 10 miles away, it was so bright. very very cool. the first time in 58 years i have ever seen one so big.

By: Alice

Alice — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:24:46 +0000

Any more word on the Nov 7th it was very large and it looked like it came down around the Livermore Pleasanton area?

By: Dawn

Dawn — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:17:08 +0000

Nov. 7 – (My birthday). A friend and I saw the “huge white sparkler’ fireball just after sunset heading southwest from Clear Lake, California. My sister saw the same fireball in Big Sur from Bixby Bridge.