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Post by Wolfgang on Oct 22, 2019 22:38:24 GMT -5
I just witnessed (approx. 15 minutes ago) an object fall from the sky here in the Silicon Valley. At first, I thought it was a meteor but it also had smoke trails. And then it disappeared. I've seen meteors before but they're usually high up and no visible smoke trails (because of the distance). This one was really close. It almost looked like a falling satellite.
Update: It's the Orionid meteor shower.
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Post by mikegarrison on Oct 23, 2019 0:39:33 GMT -5
Meteors can indeed leave smoke trails.
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Post by mikegarrison on Oct 23, 2019 0:40:24 GMT -5
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Post by Wolfgang on Oct 23, 2019 0:41:54 GMT -5
I've seen this already. And as I already said, I've never seen smoke trails on meteors because of the distance, not that they do NOT leave smoke trails at all. |
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Post by Wolfgang on Oct 23, 2019 0:45:42 GMT -5
The wife and I (and our dog) got out our cot and lay under the stars to see if we could spot any more meteors. We saw one more but it was very faint and far far away. Nothing as dramatic as the one earlier in the evening, which looked like it landed in an adjacent town.
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Post by hammer on Oct 23, 2019 2:08:55 GMT -5
The wife and I (and our dog) got out our cot and lay under the stars to see if we could spot any more meteors. We saw one more but it was very faint and far far away. Nothing as dramatic as the one earlier in the evening, which looked like it landed in an adjacent town. I don't think it landed in Los Altos, or at least I didn't get a knock on my door ...  |
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Post by mikegarrison on Oct 23, 2019 2:55:36 GMT -5
The wife and I (and our dog) got out our cot and lay under the stars to see if we could spot any more meteors. We saw one more but it was very faint and far far away. Nothing as dramatic as the one earlier in the evening, which looked like it landed in an adjacent town. I don't think it landed in Los Altos, or at least I didn't get a knock on my door ... Be alert for signs that your neighbors have been replaced by pod people. |
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Post by hammer on Oct 23, 2019 13:12:01 GMT -5
I don't think it landed in Los Altos, or at least I didn't get a knock on my door ... Be alert for signs that your neighbors have been replaced by pod people. All my neighbors have Teslas (mostly the model S) and they are now using the free power chargers in the school parking lot across the street. |
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Post by mikegarrison on Oct 23, 2019 13:46:13 GMT -5
That's definitely a sign.
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