Anyone see the Meteor at 7am?

anything I don't mind · 24 Oct 2011 at 08:08

Just after 7am i was walking to the train station and i saw a meteor in what looked like the north west area of the sky. I think it might have been that German satellite that was meant to be falling down. Anyone see it?

Apopcalyptic · 24 Oct 2011 at 08:15

lolgroen. Meteorite. It landed in my garden, and stole my lunch money.

Cosimo · 24 Oct 2011 at 08:20

No, I was looking at my breakfast. ROSAT re-entered the Earth's atmosphere between 01:45 and 02:15 GMT and crashed in southeast Asia .

anything I don't mind · 24 Oct 2011 at 08:28

Well i definitely saw something in the sky this morning.

Overslop · 24 Oct 2011 at 08:37

groen said:
Well i definitely saw something in the sky this morning.

I hear there are pigeons about in London.

anything I don't mind · 24 Oct 2011 at 08:39

No pigeon. It was quick only a few seconds, but it had a tail and everything. Looked just like a meteorite.

MooMoo444 · 24 Oct 2011 at 08:40

Probably some satellite falling back to earth. Seems to be a new one every few days.

Overslop · 24 Oct 2011 at 08:51

groen said:
No pigeon. It was quick only a few seconds, but it had a tail and everything.

A flying squirrel perhaps?

Emlyn_Dewar · 24 Oct 2011 at 08:54

Swamp gas reflecting off weather balloon, I'm pretty certain it will have been that.

puckdrop · 24 Oct 2011 at 08:57

groen said:
Just after 7am i was walking to the train station and i saw a meteor in what looked like the north west area of the sky. I think it might have been that German satellite that was meant to be falling down. Anyone see it?

It was the tail of Halley's comet.

see http://www.spaceweather.com

Best visible early morning ( when dark, obviously ) UK. May still see some for the next few days.

Overslop · 24 Oct 2011 at 08:57

Lies, it was a damned flying squirrel I tell you!

TheMightyTen · 24 Oct 2011 at 09:03

Apopcalyptic said:
lolgroen. Meteorite. It landed in my garden, and stole my lunch money.

Meteor is correct as it has entered the Earth's atmosphere, before that as it travelled through space it was a Meteoroid and if it reached the ground without fully burning up only then does it become a Meteorite

badcompany · 24 Oct 2011 at 10:24

Saw it in suffolk left a nice blue tail hanging in sky for a few moments

PermaBanned · 24 Oct 2011 at 10:38

Orionids are just past their peak are they not?

TheMightyTen · 24 Oct 2011 at 11:06

They peaked 22nd didn't they? So could probably be a straggler from Haley's tale which makes it even cooler :cool:

ToejaM · 24 Oct 2011 at 11:08

TheMightyTen said:
Meteor is correct as it has entered the Earth's atmosphere, before that as it travelled through space it was a Meteoroid and if it reached the ground without fully burning up only then does it become a Meteorite

This + Originally Posted by Apopcalyptic.. isnt your name supposed to be: Apocalyptic

anything I don't mind · 24 Oct 2011 at 11:10

It was the german satellite. They even said in the paper that they have no idea where it is.

PermaBanned · 24 Oct 2011 at 11:13

groen said:
It was the german satellite. They even said in the paper that they have no idea where it is.

Well that's a stupid statement. "Nobody has any idea where it is." Groen: "Oh, it must be here."

That's practically as bad as saying "Look, a UFO. It must be aliens!"

Cleeecooo · 24 Oct 2011 at 11:15

groen said:
No pigeon. It was quick only a few seconds, but it had a tail and everything. Looked just like a meteorite.

a plane?

AgentZ · 24 Oct 2011 at 11:16

Apopcalyptic said:
lolgroen. Meteorite. It landed in my garden, and stole my lunch money.

Are you sure it wasn't immigrants who stole your money? perhaps they arrived by meteor?