Meteor shower prompts 911 calls

[Doug]

nay wrote:

Does anyone know of a good website to track when there will be local meteor showers? I'd like to go out and see them more, but I never know when they happening (expect this time!)

There will as many as 10 big ones coming in tonight between 1i:30 and 1:30am. Watch the southwest sky.

[Charlie Red Stick]

I was sitting up on at my friends porch having a beer at her house in La Selva overlooking the ocean. I think it lasted about 5 seconds! We thought it was going to keep going and land in the ocean. We also saw a few airplanes small ones and larger commercial jets, Im sure they had quite a show too!

[slightly salty]

nay wrote:

Does anyone know of a good website to track when there will be local meteor showers? I'd like to go out and see them more, but I never know when they happening (expect this time!)

i think you will enjoy spaceweather.com !

[JJJ]

Udip wrote:

A mile from Santa Cruz? Right. Name your city or town. <quoted text>

pssst? 1 mile from santa cruz city limits in any direction pretty much puts you in the county (or in the bay). 1 mile east is the area known as Live Oak. 1 mile north or west would just be 'county'.

But don't let reality intervene with your hate.

[Skyview Slug]

Subtitle- This is why we need science education

[Aptosian]

slightly salty wrote:

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i think you will enjoy spaceweather.com !

Wow great site! Thanks for posting it. I didn't get to see the fire ball but I saw the debris trail.
I'm not surprised that people called 911. I've heard of people calling when there order was wrong after going through a fast food drive through.

[Doncula]

Aptosian wrote:

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I saw what you saw. I figured it was from a launch at Vandenburg maybe?

Yeah, could be Vandenberg - that was the location of the previous launch I serendipitously observed in 2001. This did not appear in the news anywhere I found though...

[slightly salty]

Aptosian wrote:

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Wow great site! Thanks for posting it. I didn't get to see the fire ball but I saw the debris trail.
I'm not surprised that people called 911. I've heard of people calling when there order was wrong after going through a fast food drive through.

Yes it's a fantastic website, and you can sign up for email alerts so you will never miss another meteor shower again! Weather permitting, that is...

[LALA]

I saw that thing coming down when i was on the highway back home from work. i thought it was a plane crashing. it was scary. :s