Comments on: June Meteor Shower – Bootes Up Next

By: Hershey PA

Hershey PA — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 03:01:32 +0000

While outside at about 10:00pm with a group of people. I was looking southeast, it was like somebody took a picture behind my back. Everybody seems to have seen the same thing. We even heard a slight “boom.”

By: Meteor

Meteor — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 00:23:11 +0000

Nancy,

They do seem really close sometimes. Occasionally meteors do become meteorites. The atmosphere is very good at protecting Earth from debris, only the biggest meteors reach Earth. Sounds like an awesome meteor, I’ll do my research to see if anything landed.

I usually say keep your head up, but sounds like some people in Pennsylvania should be looking down!

- Meteor Mark

By: Nancy

Nancy — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 00:17:20 +0000

My husband and I were walking the dog last night and saw a meteorite above our heads, very close to the ground. We got in our home at 10:03 pm and estimate we saw it about 9:58 pm. We live in King of Prussia, PA which is in suburban Philadelphia.
We didn’t hear it hit but if it landed it was somewhere within a couple of blocks of our home.
We couldn’t believe our eyes.
I saw that Meteor hunters show a couple of times and it got me wondering….

By: Meteor

Meteor — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 22:48:20 +0000

Shari,

Pretty wild! I’m wondering myself if the events were related. I’m checking into it.

- Meteor Mark

By: shari

shari — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 22:45:25 +0000

I was looking north from Gettysburg PA and saw this one. It was amazing! I have never seen a “shooting star” that huge. I too expected a meteor hit. I noted the time at 9:57 PM.

I see Ellen is in MA. Makes me wonder how big this thing was. It was way cool!

By: Ellen Brezinski

Ellen Brezinski — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:57:02 +0000

The above sighting was June 24 at approximately 10 PM. I found this site trying to confirm that I am not crazy and that I really saw this green fireball on June 24.

By: Ellen Brezinski

Ellen Brezinski — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:38:19 +0000

I was sitting on my porch in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts when I turned my head to see a fluroescent green ball (bowling ball size) with a bright red trail behind. Venous was slightly to my right and the full moon was over to my left. This was the most amazing thing I have ever seen.
It was very low to the horizon when it came into my view and disappeared into the hills surrounding my property. No sound. I almost expected to see a fire.

Ellen Brezinski
Shelburne, Massachusetts 01370

By: Eric Johnson

Eric Johnson — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:14:54 +0000

I seen the fireball in the sky in Stafford about 10pm. it was in west of interstate 95. It was the biggest and brightest I ever seen.

(Garrisonville) Stafford, Va

By: Meteor

Meteor — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 03:03:13 +0000

Linda,

Awesome! Fireball in Pennsylvania and Virginia Skies! Thanks for the comments!

- Keep your head up!

- Meteor Mark

By: Linda M

Linda M — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 03:01:19 +0000

Confirming Brenda’s fireball spotting. We saw a bright green/blue fireball @ 9:57 p.m…from Stafford, VA

By: Meteor

Meteor — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 02:53:39 +0000

Brenda,

That’s a lot of meteors! Awesome.

Keep your head up!

- Meteor Mark

By: Brenda

Brenda — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 02:51:15 +0000

I just wanted to let you know that my neighbors and I were out star gazing tonight from 9:35-10:15pm EST in central Pennsylvania. We saw at least 15 meteors, and one of them was a giant blue/green fireball that was so bright it cast our shadows on the ground! We were surprised by the show, and so I started looking for an explanation when I found your site. Thanks for the good information. I will keep watching the skies for the next several nights hoping for more “fireworks!”

Excited in PA!
~Brenda

By: Meteor

Meteor — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:34:20 +0000

Maria,

Please read the Meteor Shower Viewing page located on this site, it’s located up in the right hand corner. The best time to look is still after midnight until dawn. There are some articles links and information on that page. Possibly the best shower of the year, the Perseids, occurs in August. I’ll be posting a lot about that meteor shower.

Keep your head up!

- Meteor Mark

By: Maria

Maria — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:20:16 +0000

My 6y son has been asking me about meteor showers and getting on me to look up when we could watch one. This site was the best one I found, very detailed info and understandable, loved it so much I signed up for letters and booked marked it! I just have a question, I know you say not to expect much from the shower this weekend and the best time is after midnight, but I am looking at your UT and midnight on that is 8pm here in SW FL., I was wondering what time is the best for us here being that this one is not supposed to be that strong anyways.
I am excited to start watching w/ my son! I haven’t watched on since I was a teen!!

Thank you for all you do!!
Maria

By: Meteor

Meteor — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:27:28 +0000

Linda,

Yes you’re right. I forgot to add that part. Generally meteor showers can be seen all over the world, there are some locations where viewing is better than others.

- Meteor Mark