http://www.rru.com/2011/12/meteor-activity-outlook-for-december-31-2011-to-january-6-2012/ Sun, 14 Jul 2013 04:09:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.rru.com/2011/12/meteor-activity-outlook-for-december-31-2011-to-january-6-2012/#comment-10264 Abe Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:35:57 +0000 http://www.amsmeteors.org/?p=1502#comment-10264 It was a meteorite, not a comet. Comets do not appear to move as they are millions of miles away. Some comets you can see for weeks, not seconds.
Comet West was the most beautiful I’ve seen in 1976. Split tail with one side was blueish and was across about 1/6th of the sky. Photos do not do it justice as the time lapse photography makes them brighter than they actually appear. Hale-Bopp in 1997 had a much shorter tail.

]]> http://www.rru.com/2011/12/meteor-activity-outlook-for-december-31-2011-to-january-6-2012/#comment-8911 Larry Krozel Sat, 07 Jan 2012 13:26:38 +0000 http://www.amsmeteors.org/?p=1502#comment-8911 Got clouded out on Thursday (01/05/12) and Friday (01/06/12), but was able to observe for a two hours Saturday morning (01/07/12), and saw 10 meteors. Not bad for central Connecticut.

]]> http://www.rru.com/2011/12/meteor-activity-outlook-for-december-31-2011-to-january-6-2012/#comment-8683 Rob Kin Fri, 06 Jan 2012 03:52:18 +0000 http://www.amsmeteors.org/?p=1502#comment-8683 At 610 pm 1/6/2012 I saw a comet traveling from east to west in the sky above Eugene OR the comet was visible for 3-5 seconds.

]]> http://www.rru.com/2011/12/meteor-activity-outlook-for-december-31-2011-to-january-6-2012/#comment-8679 Caryn George Fri, 06 Jan 2012 03:23:43 +0000 http://www.amsmeteors.org/?p=1502#comment-8679 I was coming home from work heading south down my road and I saw something large in the sky. I looked up cuz it was big and moving from east to west At first I thought was an airplane but it was way too big and close to the ground. Knowing there is neither an airport or landing field it wasn’t an airplane. It was large and fast with a trail behind it. I saw ambers coming off it and it flicked a couple times and went out. No sound but how cool is that. Hoping to see something. A about it on the news so ppl don’t think I have lost it. Lol

]]> http://www.rru.com/2011/12/meteor-activity-outlook-for-december-31-2011-to-january-6-2012/#comment-7509 rick quintana Mon, 02 Jan 2012 02:46:17 +0000 http://www.amsmeteors.org/?p=1502#comment-7509 i was outside 7:30 or so 12/31/11 50 mi north of santa fe nm and saw a fireball travel east to west along the horizon.i was looking south e.t.about 3 sec wow

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