Comments on: Meteor Activity Outlook for May 12-18, 2012 http://www.rru.com/2012/05/meteor-activity-outlook-for-may-12-18-2012/ Sun, 14 Jul 2013 04:09:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Mystified mama http://www.rru.com/2012/05/meteor-activity-outlook-for-may-12-18-2012/#comment-41660 Mystified mama Thu, 20 Dec 2012 02:00:44 +0000 http://www.amsmeteors.org/?p=1724#comment-41660 My husband and I saw, what looked like, a possible daytime meteor. It was at around 2p.m. A beautiful green, blue, yellowish white flash of speeding light. No smoke trailing behind it and it appeared to be just over a one story building. It appeared close, but if so, then was small. If it was an illusion, then it was large. There was a slight ball in the front and it appeared fast, but the lack of smoke threw me off. It was truly beautiful. Any ideas? We were in Orange County. Never saw anything like it.

]]> By: amsadmin http://www.rru.com/2012/05/meteor-activity-outlook-for-may-12-18-2012/#comment-17558 amsadmin Tue, 22 May 2012 18:42:16 +0000 http://www.amsmeteors.org/?p=1724#comment-17558 Jenn and All,

Fireballs do not float. They enter the atmosphere at a tremendous velocity and usually last just a few seconds. My guess is that you either saw the planet Venus (which is very bright and low in the west at the time you mentioned) or perhaps a Chinese lantern, which are becoming more popular in the USA and are often mistaken as fireballs as they float through the sky.

Robert Lunsford
American Meteor Society

]]> By: Jenn http://www.rru.com/2012/05/meteor-activity-outlook-for-may-12-18-2012/#comment-17412 Jenn Sat, 19 May 2012 17:23:11 +0000 http://www.amsmeteors.org/?p=1724#comment-17412 Not sure what it was, but me and a friend of mine saw what looked like a fireball floating in the sky last night around 9:30pm. It was in the sky for quite some time. Thats about as technical and descriptive as I can get. :) We are in Southern California.

]]> By: amsadmin http://www.rru.com/2012/05/meteor-activity-outlook-for-may-12-18-2012/#comment-16993 amsadmin Sat, 12 May 2012 13:08:30 +0000 http://www.amsmeteors.org/?p=1724#comment-16993 James and All, it could very well have been an Eta Lyrid. Thanks for sharing your report!

Robert Lunsford
American Meteor Society

]]> By: James Adams http://www.rru.com/2012/05/meteor-activity-outlook-for-may-12-18-2012/#comment-16989 James Adams Sat, 12 May 2012 08:31:04 +0000 http://www.amsmeteors.org/?p=1724#comment-16989 Saw bright but brief meteor from East Otis, Mass., bit south of overhead from east to west, maybe 10 degree arc with trail, brightness about one-third of Venus, around 3:45 a.m.Medium speed. Eta Lyrid?

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