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JamesG · 04-15-2009, 03:49 AM

It's about 3:45am in NY now as I write this...

I was outside sitting on my front stoop smoking and as I happened to look up at the sky I saw a shooting star jet across the sky.

It didn't last long at all, I would say maybe 2 seconds before it just disappeared. It came out of nowhere, I saw a small yellow dot just zoom and then vanish. It also had a tail behind it that slowly disintegrated.

Have you ever seen this before? I never saw one until just now.

Fleet · 04-15-2009, 03:59 AM

Actually, they are called meteors.

I've seen quite a few. Sometimes at random when I am outside at night biking.

I have also set up a chair in the backyard during the annual (August) Perseid meteor shower and have seen quite a few then.

beautifuldreamer · 04-15-2009, 04:04 AM

How cool, James. I've only seen a handful in my lifetime, some while riding in a car late at night, some while outside on Summer nights. Once, I was walking with my mom, and I saw a huge one! It actually freaked my mom and I out. It looked like a passing flame in the night sky, it was really close... You can bet your life I made a wish though.

Brad Russ · 04-15-2009, 04:50 AM

I've seen a couple shooting stars. The coolest thing I ever saw at night though happened at about three in the morning. I was sitting on a bench at this middle school I use to visit at night, and about 100 yards in front of me, I saw a ball of fire come shooting toward the ground. It was really weird, but cool.

ponytail · 04-15-2009, 06:53 AM

I have seen a few. I just happen to be looking up at the right time and there it is. It's quite something to watch. Very cool!

Yooch · 04-15-2009, 11:08 AM

Yes. But mostly when I was a kid, out at my uncle's ranch. If you're away from the city lights, you can see them much, much better.

browneyes106 · 04-15-2009, 12:03 PM

I saw one once. I was driving home at night and for some reason I was driving a little slow that night and I saw a shooting star as I was coming up a hill.

Theda Bara · 04-15-2009, 12:37 PM

Many of times, especially during the summer months, when I work out (during the night time); which is odd since I do not live in an urban area. I guess meteor showers are a common occurrence in Southern California.

TripperFan · 04-15-2009, 04:47 PM

Yup - a few times....

Hell, when you get to my age, you've even seen a couple of dinosaurs wander by....

beautifuldreamer · 04-15-2009, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by TripperFan

Hell, when you get to my age, you've even seen a couple of dinosaurs wander by....

awwww

Are you friends with Adam and Eve too?

ekkostar · 04-15-2009, 08:13 PM

I see them often, then again I like to look out at the night sky a lot. I also like to watch the meteor showers during the Summer, they're very cool and it looks like someone streaked glitter across the sky.

TripperFan · 04-15-2009, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by beautifuldreamer

awwww

Are you friends with Adam and Eve too?

No, but I have a neighbour who went to school with Eve's second cousin, Isabelle.

04-15-2009, 03:49 AM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,153	Has Anyone Seen A Shooting Star In Person? It's about 3:45am in NY now as I write this... I was outside sitting on my front stoop smoking and as I happened to look up at the sky I saw a shooting star jet across the sky. It didn't last long at all, I would say maybe 2 seconds before it just disappeared. It came out of nowhere, I saw a small yellow dot just zoom and then vanish. It also had a tail behind it that slowly disintegrated. Have you ever seen this before? I never saw one until just now.

04-15-2009, 03:59 AM	#2
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04-15-2009, 04:04 AM	#3
beautifuldreamer Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 30, 2009 Location: In a constant state of oblivion Posts: 1,361	How cool, James. I've only seen a handful in my lifetime, some while riding in a car late at night, some while outside on Summer nights. Once, I was walking with my mom, and I saw a huge one! It actually freaked my mom and I out. It looked like a passing flame in the night sky, it was really close... You can bet your life I made a wish though.
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04-15-2009, 04:50 AM	#4
Brad Russ Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 17, 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 10,085	I've seen a couple shooting stars. The coolest thing I ever saw at night though happened at about three in the morning. I was sitting on a bench at this middle school I use to visit at night, and about 100 yards in front of me, I saw a ball of fire come shooting toward the ground. It was really weird, but cool.
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Yooch Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 07, 2006 Location: California Posts: 3,180	Yes. But mostly when I was a kid, out at my uncle's ranch. If you're away from the city lights, you can see them much, much better.
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04-15-2009, 06:53 AM	#5
ponytail Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 20, 2004 Location: In Happy, Healthy, Wealthyville Posts: 4,273	I have seen a few. I just happen to be looking up at the right time and there it is. It's quite something to watch. Very cool!

04-15-2009, 12:03 PM	#7
browneyes106 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 01, 2008 Posts: 6,094	I saw one once. I was driving home at night and for some reason I was driving a little slow that night and I saw a shooting star as I was coming up a hill.

04-15-2009, 12:37 PM	#8
Theda Bara Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 27, 2006 Posts: 7,154	Many of times, especially during the summer months, when I work out (during the night time); which is odd since I do not live in an urban area. I guess meteor showers are a common occurrence in Southern California.

04-15-2009, 04:47 PM	#9
TripperFan In God's Arms Now Forum Star Join Date: Sep 14, 2003 Location: Heartbreak Ridge Posts: 12,086	Yup - a few times.... Hell, when you get to my age, you've even seen a couple of dinosaurs wander by....
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04-15-2009, 08:13 PM	#11
ekkostar Coffee, Tea & Larroquette! Senior Member Join Date: Apr 16, 2005 Posts: 1,077	I see them often, then again I like to look out at the night sky a lot. I also like to watch the meteor showers during the Summer, they're very cool and it looks like someone streaked glitter across the sky.
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