At exactly 12:07 am Mountain Standard Time last night a bolide meteor crashed into Earth’s atmosphere above the western United States. Witnesses in Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and Idaho say the fireball “turned night into day” and issued shock waves that “shook the ground” when it exploded. This flooded phone lines for 9-1-1 and local television [...]
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Western U.S. Skies Light Up From Midnight Meteor
November 19th, 2009 · No Comments
Tags: Meteor Showers · Space News · Space Weather
Conditions for Tuesday Morning’s Leonid Meteor Shower
November 16th, 2009 · No Comments
Tonight around 4am EST will be the Leonid Meteor Shower. It should peak around 4am. That’s the time I will be working. If I can peak out and see any in downtown Rochester I will try. If you get a great picture send it to me. You can email it to weather@wroctv.com or wxman <dot> [...]
Tags: Meteor Showers · Space News · Space Weather
