Find a Bunker?…Utah Sky Lit Up By Falling Object
The Utah sky was burning bright last night with a meteor that looked to be the size of Albuquerque.
It was like Armageddon except without the Steven Tyler sapping you for tears.
Here a video of it:
That would be insane to see live like that.
It almost could be confused for a SpaceX launch from California except those are usually going up.
According to FOX13.com: (LINK TO FULL ARTICLE)
"In a flash of light, dozens of lucky viewers got a glimpse of a real phenomenon Saturday night: a meteor barreling through the Earth's atmosphere — so big that our NASA solar system ambassador called it a fireball."
So what exactly is the difference between a meteor and a fireball?
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Apparently, a fireball is brighter than a just your garden variety meteor and how they scientifically measure brightness is by comparing it to the planet Venus. If it's as bright as Venus then you've got yourself a fireball.
If it's as bright as Uranus, then you've got yourself a whole other problem.
Seeing all this stuff happen makes me want to go out and buy a telescope. And be one of those guys who is constantly talking to anyone who is unfortunate enough to be around me about how I spotted some constellation and how you can see the flag that Lance and the boys put on the moon and how it wasn't Stanley Kubrick and I've gained a witness of that firsthand.
What do you think of Uranus?
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