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Bright object tonight

muincav · 2008-11-27 21:46:42

Hi al, I am a newbie to this forum so please be patient with me... About 9.27 tonight I witness a very bright light falling towards earth and as it went through some light low cloud it seem to illuninate the whole cloud that was present (kind of like it exploded or burned out) I am assuming that this was a meteorite??? but…

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27-11-2008 10:46pm

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muincav

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Hi al,
I am a newbie to this forum so please be patient with me...
About 9.27 tonight I witness a very bright light falling towards earth and as it went through some light low cloud it seem to illuninate the whole cloud that was present (kind of like it exploded or burned out)
I am assuming that this was a meteorite??? but maybe not?
I am in North cavan on the border with monaghan and the direction of the object was North-North North East....

Anyone else see this??????

Cheers all..

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#2 28-11-2008 7:22pm
barnicles

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Like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRgHpMb4I1o

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#3 28-11-2008 11:13pm
muincav

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barnicles wrote: »

Like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRgHpMb4I1o

Yes barnicles...something very like that.....thanks

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#4 29-11-2008 1:25am
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It was probably that toolbox that floated away from an astronaut on the ISS during the week.

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