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Spectacular Fireball Lights Up UK Sky

Posted by timothy on from the see-something-say-something dept.

The Bad Astronomer writes "An extremely bright meteor burned up over Ireland and the northern UK around 22:00 UTC on Friday night, and was apparently witnessed by thousands of people. It traveled east to west, and was moving relatively slowly. It may have been an actual rock, or it may have been some human-made space debris — a satellite or rocket booster — burning up. Space junk tends to move more slowly, so that's a potential suspect, though orbiting debris usually moves in the opposite direction. I'm collecting pictures and images on my Bad Astronomy blog."

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  1. I'm not saying it was aliens... by atomicxblue · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... but it was aliens...

    1. Re:I'm not saying it was aliens... by K.+S.+Kyosuke · · Score: 5, Funny

      Hey, get your facts straight. SG-1 fought against the Goa'uld, Julius Caesar fought against the Ga'ouls.

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      Ezekiel 23:20
    2. Re:I'm not saying it was aliens... by mcgrew · · Score: 5, Funny

      You mean if it was a meatier meteor?

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      Free Martian Whores!
  2. Re:Once saw a great fireball from Melbourne by SeaFox · · Score: 5, Funny

    A bright head with a trail behind it, but then the object exploded, spraying material in all directions and burned out very quickly.

    That's what she said.