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100_percenter t1_j04mqhr wrote

Geminid meteor shower peaks tonight

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FightTomorrow t1_j04nwk1 wrote

It was Elon Musk burning up in the atmosphere during his colossal fall from grace

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Infamous-Happy223 t1_j050eaf wrote

I love Elon musk. He's owning the libs like Trump does. Even better imo. Trump Elon Kanye and Chappelle are my 4 heroes.

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mrsaptrza t1_j04maol wrote

No, but the Geminid meteor shower peaks tonight, so makes sense! Look up tonight guys!

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BookOfMakai t1_j04zx1b wrote

I’m sitting outside right now and have seen 3!! I’m freezing but I’m so happy !!

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Jenaxu t1_j05695f wrote

The American Meteor Society is a great resource if you ever see a meteor and wonder if anyone else saw it. It's a very cool website, they basically have a public database where anyone can submit a meteor sighting and if there are enough sightings it gets cataloged as an event. They are even able to calculate the rough trajectory based on the locational information and direction of travel that users submit and sometimes if you're lucky someone else might have a video or picture of it.

If you go into their current pending reports section there was indeed a meteor at 7:20 that two other people saw, one in Mass and one in Vermont. The guy from Mass even included the note "Was the most distinct meteor I have ever seen, clear night, no overcast, and from start to finish in my field of view from my right to my left - traveled like a skipping stone of light - what a joy to have seen this tonight."

If you submit your report that would make it three!

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Puzzled_Telephone852 t1_j059dr1 wrote

Yes, I second this! I saw a meteor last week and made a report. The sighting was amazing, I felt very lucky. Very bright, very quick.

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[deleted] t1_j0584sp wrote

Just stood outside for a half hour & saw six. Pretty awesome.

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mkt853 t1_j04p8j9 wrote

Just went outside and didn't see anything. Where are we supposed to look?

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Illustrious-Car4078 t1_j04sv6a wrote

You should be able to see them anywhere in the sky, although they originate near the Gemini constellation, which is towards the East. I was out driving somewhere a little while ago and saw one, but read that the best time to see them is after 10 pm.

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lorde_vick t1_j04w2l3 wrote

Thank you!!! Which way should we look?

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Illustrious-Car4078 t1_j050o0h wrote

I use an app called Star Walk 2, and it's saying to look more in an easterly direction, although you should end up being able to see them anywhere.

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lorde_vick t1_j05h3on wrote

My adhd brain made me miss this 🤦🏻‍♀️ I appreciate the info nonetheless

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gatogrande t1_j052gav wrote

No meteor, but a pair of c130s fast and low about that time

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NSAwatchespr0n t1_j0585oy wrote

Saw four in the span of about 25m here on the Shoreline... including a big one across the middle of the sky heading SE. Thanks for the heads up

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bnova21 t1_j08pw63 wrote

I saw two huge ones last night around 11pm - they were bright green and took 2-3 seconds to burn up getting brighter and dimmer as they disintegrated

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