• The post you are reporting:
   
  Nice to see you too Colette! Yes, what you saw sounds just like a meteor. If it crossed the sky in a split second it probably was a meteor. Meteors are normally caused when the Earth passes through the tail of a comet, the tiny particles ejected from the comet hitting the upper atmosphere at such speed they cause a fireball as they burn up in the atmosphere. Believe it or not, most of these particles are about the size of a grain of sand or smaller.
  
  I don't think the one you saw corresponds to any particular swarm, i.e. known cometary tail, but these things can be quite random. It sounds like you just got lucky and saw an erratic.
  
  I'm definitely going to go for a wander somewhere next Saturday if it is clear. Just got to find somewhere secluded where the glare of the port is obscured.

Report Post

Your Name

Reason