Comet?

[ringo]

Did anyone see a comet or a burning object streaking across the sky (east to west) just north of Mojave on hwy 14 (northbound) on Sunday evening 2/10 at 7:30pm? It was quite a sight, it shot right across the freeway burning and breaking up.

[windyscotty]

Did you go look for debris? Big bucks if you can find a piece.

[SurfnSnowboard]

That would be a meteorite not a comet. Seems to have been quite a few of them around the world the last few days including the massive one in Russia that caused so much damage.

[ringo]

Never saw anything like this. It was as big as a small plane, completely on fire and breaking up as it moved across the sky on a decent into the desert. It was dark outside and I didnt feel like stopping, as I was on my way to Mammoth. It was an amazing site.

[SurfnSnowboard]

I've only seen a couple that impressive - it's definitely a rare sight.

[2NAKLLR]

That would be a meteorite not a comet. Seems to have been quite a few of them around the world the last few days including the massive one in Russia that caused so much damage.

A meteorite is a mineral found on earth that survived the pass through the atmosphere.
A meteor is what flies through space and collides with the atmosphere.

[SurfnSnowboard]

That would be a meteorite not a comet. Seems to have been quite a few of them around the world the last few days including the massive one in Russia that caused so much damage.

A meteorite is a mineral found on earth that survived the pass through the atmosphere.
A meteor is what flies through space and collides with the atmosphere.

What he saw breaking off were the meteorites...

Apparently it's a meteoroid that flies through space and hits the atmosphere. What you see is a meteor: "the glowing particles that it sheds in its wake is called a meteor, or colloquially a 'shooting star' or 'falling star'". The pieces that survive the impact and hit the ground are meteorites.

Thanks for the correction.

[Snow D]

My brain hurts... to much knowledge in here...

[ringo]

I googled the event, date and time. Nothing came up from the search.

[theHighwayman]

saw one in the Borrego desert back in the late 80s lit up the nite sky like daylite -- only it was brilliant GREEN!

[rphenry]

My uncle in Vermont used to have a meteorite on his back porch, about the same shape and size as a top hat.

[SurfnSnowboard]

saw one in the Borrego desert back in the late 80s lit up the nite sky like daylite -- only it was brilliant GREEN!

I was up in Mammoth about 6 or 7 years ago for a meteor shower and went out to a hot spring to watch it. We saw one that looked to be the size of the full moon and it was green too. A bolide lit up like a flash going off bright enough to light up the whole area like daylight. Really impressive! There were a couple of Aussies in the group and one said he saw more meteors that night than he had in his entire life. It definitely was a great show and a perfect location to watch it.

[2NAKLLR]

That would be a meteorite not a comet. Seems to have been quite a few of them around the world the last few days including the massive one in Russia that caused so much damage.

A meteorite is a mineral found on earth that survived the pass through the atmosphere.
A meteor is what flies through space and collides with the atmosphere.

What he saw breaking off were the meteorites... :P

Apparently it's a meteoroid that flies through space and hits the atmosphere. What you see is a meteor: "the glowing particles that it sheds in its wake is called a meteor, or colloquially a 'shooting star' or 'falling star'". The pieces that survive the impact and hit the ground are meteorites.

Thanks for the correction.

You're a meteoroid.

[ucdcrew]

saw one in the Borrego desert back in the late 80s lit up the nite sky like daylite -- only it was brilliant GREEN!

And this, kids, is why you should never do drugs.

[Snowave]

I had meteoroids once... ugh. quite painful.