Waspie_Dwarf Posted March 24, 2013 #1 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Meteor lights up East Coast -- and social media (CNN) -- The streaking ball of fire Friday night above the East Coast did not, alas, signal the end to civilization as we know it.Though you might get that sense from social media. The sky lit up along the U.S. Eastern Seaboard with reports of "a thin streak of blue-greenish-white" from people like Chip Guy, who was driving in eastern Maryland when he and his family he spotted it. Read more... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolguy Posted March 24, 2013 #2 Share Posted March 24, 2013 It came over long island.did u see the video it looks like it was tumbling very cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwilightSilver Posted March 25, 2013 #3 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Any videos to post? Gotta sleep for work but would love to see some eyewitness footage on here tomorrow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted March 25, 2013 Author #4 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Any videos to post? There is a video in the CNN article I quoted. I didn't want to post it here because of copyright issues, but follow the link and your wish will be fulfilled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiffSplitkins Posted March 25, 2013 #5 Share Posted March 25, 2013 The Russians outdid us with their earth-shattering kaboom meteor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted March 25, 2013 Author #6 Share Posted March 25, 2013 The Russians outdid us with their earth-shattering kaboom meteor. I'm sure they would have been quite happy for the USA to "win" that one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted March 25, 2013 Author #7 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Small Asteroid Behind East Coast Meteor Friday The dramatic fireball that lit up skies over the U.S. East Coast on Friday evening was caused by an asteroid just 3 feet (0.9 meters) or so wide, scientists say. Such boulder-size asteroids slam into Earth's atmosphere every two or three days, so Friday's "Manhattan meteor" -- which shone as brightly as the full moon and was apparently visible from Maine to North Carolina -- wasn't a terribly rare event. But the sensation it created on Twitter and other social media outlets is understandable nonetheless, said NASA meteor expert Bill Cooke. Read more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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