Fireball/Meteor

[tqineil]

Anyone else see the large fireball in the sky at 21:54 this evening, startling to see on Wirral whilst walking the pooches?

 

[PhilEOS]

https://twitter.com/hashtag/fireball?src=hashtag_click

 

[Seeker_UK]

https://twitter.com/UKMeteorNetwork...0?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^tweet

 

[PhilEOS]

And here. https://twitter.com/skydivelee/status/1366158749921116166?ref_src=twsrc^tfw|twcamp^tweetembed|twterm^1366159863294926848|twgr^|twcon^s3_&ref_url=https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/19125207.uk-meteor-shower-60-fireballs-reported-skies/

 

[misterdog]

Goodness gracious great

 

[Rodrat]

Just hope there are no three legged machines on the way.

 

[Pete MB&D]

Just hope there are no three legged machines on the way.

No way to make a 3 legged machine walk, martians bunch of idiots...



Pete

 

[Sue Pertwee-Tyr]

Just hope there are no three legged machines on the way.

No, that was just them returning the Perseverance lander to sender.

 

[Darmok]

Rare meteorite chunk traced by scientists to Gloucestershire driveway

‘Dream come true’ to locate first carbonaceous chondrite seen in UK, part of fireball that caused sonic boom

https://www.theguardian.com/science...ced-by-scientists-to-gloucestershire-driveway

Landed as a great THUD on their driveway.

I wonder how much cash will be exchanged / claimed?

It has been just named as the "Winchcombe meteorite."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-56326246

 

[Somafunk]

That meteorite has a crack in it, I’ve watched enough sci-fi movies to know what happens next...........

 

[Bart]

Imagine a nice polished slice of that on your sideboard! Cool!!

 

[hc25036]

I wonder how much cash will be exchanged / claimed?

It has been just named as the "Winchcombe meteorite."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-56326246

The BBC is reporting that the meteorite has been donated to science by the householder...

 

[Darmok]

Space
Meteorite that landed in Cotswolds may solve mystery of Earth’s water

Rock that crashed into family’s driveway provides compelling evidence water arrived on asteroids

Hannah Devlin Science correspondent

https://www.theguardian.com/science...n-cotswolds-may-solve-mystery-of-earths-water

 

[eguth]

Rare meteorite chunk traced by scientists to Gloucestershire driveway

‘Dream come true’ to locate first carbonaceous chondrite seen in UK, part of fireball that caused sonic boom

https://www.theguardian.com/science...ced-by-scientists-to-gloucestershire-driveway

Landed as a great THUD on their driveway.

I wonder how much cash will be exchanged / claimed?

It has been just named as the "Winchcombe meteorite."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-56326246

Good job family were indoors and not in the driveway.

 

[Jamie]

No way to make a 3 legged machine walk, martians bunch of idiots...



Pete

I have seen a 3 legged dog walk. Not sure what happens when it sees a lamp post though.

 

[JensenHealey]

That depends on the missing leg!

I once had to stare down a 3 -legged dog over the chair I was sitting in. Dog claimed it was his and wanted to sit in it. I had been invited by someone to sit there, so I did. I won.
Apparently, the dog had lost an argument previously......... with a railway train.

 

[Darmok]

Good job family were indoors and not in the driveway.

Agreed, alternatively, it might well have been a "Crowning" achievement.

 

[Pete MB&D]

That depends on the missing leg!

I once had to stare down a 3 -legged dog over the chair I was sitting in. Dog claimed it was his and wanted to sit in it. I had been invited by someone to sit there, so I did. I won.
Apparently, the dog had lost an argument previously......... with a railway train.

3 legged dogs walk and hop at the same time.

People walk by transferring weight to one leg then move the other unloaded leg, tripods would need to unload one leg to be able to move it then unload that leg and another etc. Each step would take 3 moves as opposed to 2 for a biped. The body would be describing circles as it walks running would be a very interesting.

Pete