Midwesterners take a meteorite shower

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around a meteor shower that occurred in the Midwest, with participants sharing personal experiences and observations related to the event. The scope includes anecdotal accounts, speculation about the nature of the meteors, and reactions to the phenomenon.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory, Conceptual clarification, Debate/contested

Main Points Raised

  • Some participants express excitement about the meteor shower and share their experiences, such as witnessing the event or missing it.
  • One participant notes that their friend saw the meteor and emphasizes the fleeting nature of the event, suggesting that meteor watchers should "don't blink."
  • Another participant questions whether the meteor shower was unexpected, indicating a lack of prior knowledge about it before seeing news coverage.
  • There is a claim that the event involved one large meteor that broke up in the atmosphere, rather than multiple smaller meteors, which some participants seem to agree with.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally share excitement about the meteor shower, but there are differing views on the nature of the meteors and whether the event was anticipated. The discussion remains unresolved regarding the specifics of the meteor's characteristics.

Contextual Notes

Some assumptions about the meteor shower's nature and the participants' experiences are not fully explored, and there are unresolved questions about the meteor's size and the number of meteors involved.

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Too cool!

http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/space/03/28/meteor.shower.ap/index.html

any PF members from that area?
 
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I was actually outside having a smoke with a buddy at the time. I was looking up at the sky, as usual, the entire time except for about 2 seconds when it went by. My friend saw it though and couldn't stop talking about it for at least 5 minutes.

I guess the number one rule for meteor watching should be "don't blink".
 
WHAT?? THEY TOOK THE METEOR SHOWED?!? NOOOOOOO!
 
I heard it was quite the showing too. I live near Chicago, which was where the largest of the meteors struck, unfortunately I was not out that night, but I did hear of a few people that saw it. Was this an unexpected meteor, I had heard nothing of it until I saw it on the news!

It also seemed to me like it was only one large meteor that hit and broke up, instead of many small meteor's.
 
Originally posted by kyle_soule
It also seemed to me like it was only one large meteor that hit and broke up, instead of many small meteor's.
That's correct.
It broke up while in the atmosphere.
 

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