What was it I saw?

[teamonejenn]

late Saturday night (actually Sunday @ 2:20am) I was outside my home in Palm Beach Florida admiring the beautiful bright moon, when a "fireball" shot across the sky! I know there were some comets passing this weekend...however everything I've read regarding the comets doesn't jive. I was facing the southern sky, and the object traveled east to west. I was in shock & awe...IT WAS BEAUTIFUL! Any anwers to what it was???<br />Thanks

 

[vogon13]

I wouldn't rule out fireball.<br /><br /><br /><br /><b>fireball</b> <i>n. </i><b>2.</b> a luminous meteor<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#ff0000"><strong>TPTB went to Dallas and all I got was Plucked !!</strong></font></p><p><font color="#339966"><strong>So many people, so few recipes !!</strong></font></p><p><font color="#0000ff"><strong>Let's clean up this stinkhole !!</strong></font> </p> </div>

 

[qso1]

Meteor or possibly spacejunk. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><strong>My borrowed quote for the time being:</strong></p><p><em>There are three kinds of people in life. Those who make it happen, those who watch it happen...and those who do not know what happened.</em></p> </div>

 

[harmonicaman]

Did you submit a Fireball Report?<br /><br />The AMS Fireball Monitoring Program website has lots of useful information.

 

[kmarinas86]

<font color="yellow">There is only one &%$#@!ry that launches satellites to the east and they have not launched very many.</font><br /><br />LOL!!!!!!<br /><br />Try this<br /><br />badwerd

 

[qso1]

shuttle_guy:<br />Plus the movement from east to west pretty much rules out space junk. There is only one &%$#@!ry that launches satellites to the east and they have not launched very many. That one country is Israel.<br /><br />Me:<br />My bad...I didn't recall the direction he stated the fireball was travelling in before I posted. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><strong>My borrowed quote for the time being:</strong></p><p><em>There are three kinds of people in life. Those who make it happen, those who watch it happen...and those who do not know what happened.</em></p> </div>

 

[teamonejenn]

Hi... Whatever it actually was...all I can say is that it was a thrill to see such an event! Thanks for all the feedback from everyone.