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Object Lights Night Sky Across Canadian Prairies

Posted by timothy on from the interrupting-the-existing-total-darkness dept.

clarkn0va writes "Witnesses as far as 720 kilometers apart reported seeing what looked like a bright meteor falling somewhere on the Saskatchewan-Alberta boundary around 5:30 pm MT Thursday, according to the CBC. Here's video of the incident as seen from Edmonton."

2 of 125 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Quick Poll by kachakaach · · Score: 4, Informative

    If it reaches the ground, it's called a meteorite.

  2. Re:I saw it from the SF Bay Area by Bruce+Perens · · Score: 4, Informative

    Matt, there was a forecast meteor shower that peaked on Tuesday morning. At about 5:40 AM Tuesday morning I saw a bright meteor over Oakland airport from the central parking lot. At about 6:45 PM Wednesday I saw another looking South in Las Vegas.

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    Bruce Perens.