Alec Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Anyone lucky enough to see the meteor reported last night? https://news.sky.com/story/blazing-fireballs-seen-over-southern-england-by-dozens-of-people-11144777 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Bino-viewer Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 While i was at work yesterday i saw something odd, and thought it maybe a meteor. I was a couple of miles south of Sheffield and saw a green light moving from east to west at 17:33hrs. At the time i dismissed it as a firework as it was bright green, however i followed it for around 5 seconds, and it carried on the westerly course before splitting into 2 and then disappearing. Can meteors be green ? I'm talking Tele-vue green. Checked around for reports of something at around that time, but didn't see anything. Interesting though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/watch-glowing-green-meteor-lights-14099092 Could have been this Rob. Apparently copper and nickel give the green colour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Bino-viewer Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 That was it Pete Spot on. It was as green as the one in the video. It must have been the same object. And the time is right too. I always log the time and trajectory when i see something unusual like this. They report it at about 17:30, which ties in with my 17:33 exact (train drivers) time. Thanks for posting the link. Smithysteve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 On 1/1/2018 at 13:42, Tweedledee said: http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/watch-glowing-green-meteor-lights-14099092 Could have been this Rob. Apparently copper and nickel give the green colour. With the Christmas period, I've been not active, wished I'd been out that night. I had heard that it may have landed in Northumberland? Has anyone heard any additional stories of a landing, or recovery? I'm hoping I will have caught this meteor on my radio meteor detector. I will post a trace if I recorded it. Tweedledee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 8 minutes ago, Orion said: With the Christmas period, I've been not active, wished I'd been out that night. I had heard that it may have landed in Northumberland? Has anyone heard any additional stories of a landing, or recovery? I'm hoping I will have caught this meteor on my radio meteor detector. I will post a trace if I recorded it. Wouldn't it be one heck of an event to both catch and record a meteorite with a detector and then actually find the thing on the ground! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 2 minutes ago, Tweedledee said: Wouldn't it be one heck of an event to both catch and record a meteorite with a detector and then actually find the thing on the ground! Yes, it certainly would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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