Have you ever seen a fireball shoot across the sky?
I seen one once and it was huge. It was mostly bright green with a long gold and white tail. I instantly thought the world was ending.
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Northwest · M
What you saw was probably no larger than a walnut. Mostly they are specs of space dust, no bigger than grains of sand.
I track meteor showers and try to be there. The Perseids are on now, and will peak overnight Wednesday-Thursday. Should be clear skies for us in the Northwestern USA.
I track meteor showers and try to be there. The Perseids are on now, and will peak overnight Wednesday-Thursday. Should be clear skies for us in the Northwestern USA.
Northwest · M
@morrgin The moon is in its Waxing Crescent Phase, which is the first phase after the new moon. This means 10% illumination and a moonset of roughly 10:30PM. So, if you're along the coast, with little to no light pollution, you should be able to look up (maybe not even look up, just look out toward the sky), from about 12:30AM to about 4:40AM and see hundreds of meteors streak per hour.
I don't think smoke from the fires has reached the coast. I should be on the Washington Coast.
I don't think smoke from the fires has reached the coast. I should be on the Washington Coast.