cyclone77 Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 7 minutes ago, Freshgeek said: On my phone, but not only where fragments recovered, but there is security footage of fragments impacting someone's backyard. It's the first time that a meteor impact had been caught on camera. That would be very interesting to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slow poke Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 9 hours ago, michsnowfreak said: I heard a loud boom and I was like what the heck? Everyone in my family group text started asking if everyone else heard a boom. Within minutes of course social media was all over it. Tons of security and dash can vids popping up. I had a lamp on because I was reading something so I didn't see the light. So mad because I rarelly have a lamp on right over my head. I think you better turn down your magnet for a while, it's so strong you have meteors coming at us now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freshgeek Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 8 hours ago, cyclone77 said: That would be very interesting to see. Eh, it more cool in principle than on the video itself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 1 hour ago, Freshgeek said: Eh, it more cool in principle than on the video itself Wow that was pretty sweet. Of course it just had to land on a lake lol. Hopefully it didn't break through the ice and into the lake. EDIT: Just saw in another vid that it created a 7 meter wide hole in the ice, and eventually the scientists excavated it from the bottom of the lake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 I'd definitely be scanning my yard for fragments, especially in Michigan. Besides the possibility of owning something that is pretty unique, even the smallest fragments can sell for hundreds of dollars, let alone something a little bigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 10 minutes ago, Hoosier said: I'd definitely be scanning my yard for fragments, especially in Michigan. Besides the possibility of owning something that is pretty unique, even the smallest fragments can sell for hundreds of dollars, let alone something a little bigger. Snow blowers and shovels have probably become hard to come by in southeast MI, and now metal detectors will be flying off the shelves lolz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidewinder Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 13 hours ago, OHweather said: What possibly compels people to call the police about something like this is beyond me. People will call 911 for anything that scares them. This includes scary looking green skies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 9 hours ago, slow poke said: I think you better turn down your magnet for a while, it's so strong you have meteors coming at us now! 2 hours ago, cyclone77 said: Snow blowers and shovels have probably become hard to come by in southeast MI, and now metal detectors will be flying off the shelves lolz. 15 hours ago, blackrock said: Not only are snowstorms attracted to Detroit...but so are space rocks. I must take this to the Complaint thread.... You guys are a trip . Its not even been a week, but fwiw SE MI has been the opposite of jackpot for the winter weather since last Friday. Closer to the screwzone. Obviously for winter as whole still the magnet. I just hope this meteor doesn't screw with it once we shift back to a more wintry pattern after this little break coming up. I mean if I had my way Id be like Snow Miser and blanket the entire sub in tons of snow, but when the chips are down the backyard comes first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogueWaves Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 19 hours ago, BuffaloWeather said: I've watched almost every video of that one. People thought it was a bomb. 19 hours ago, NWLinnCountyIA said: That was actually the event I had in mind. I think it blew up in mid air and the generated shockwave shook the houses and actually broke a whole bunch of windows and stuff. Sure did, my wife's uncle was walking in the city and got knocked off his feet by the shockwave! And yes, they found a chunk and included bits of it in the Olymic Gold Medals as a special rememberance for their winter Olympics in 2014. Good thing it didn't come in at a steeper approach causing a greater explosion like the 1908 event. Tho that was believed to be a small Comet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 5 minutes ago, RogueWaves said: Sure did, my wife's uncle was walking in the city and got knocked off his feet by the shockwave! And yes, they found a chunk and included bits of it in the Olymic Gold Medals as a special rememberance for their winter Olympics in 2014. Good thing it didn't come in at a steeper approach causing a greater explosion like the 1908 event. Tho that was believed to be a small Comet Wow that's pretty cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted January 17, 2018 Author Share Posted January 17, 2018 They figure it landed about 10 to 15 miles from my house roughly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 1 hour ago, Jonger said: They figure it landed about 10 to 15 miles from my house roughly. I'd take the week off from work and scour the landscape until I found some fragments. A recovered meteorite with such a widely documented fall is $$$. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted January 18, 2018 Author Share Posted January 18, 2018 1 minute ago, Juliancolton said: I'd take the week off from work and scour the landscape until I found some fragments. A recovered meteorite with such a widely documented fall is $$$. Rumors are that people are already scouring around for it. I want to head out to a few of our larger lakes and try my luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted January 18, 2018 Author Share Posted January 18, 2018 Although if it hit a lake, it probably broke through and sunk to the bottom. That area is known for its numerous lakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slow poke Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 2 hours ago, Jonger said: They figure it landed about 10 to 15 miles from my house roughly. Really? I thought I herd it was around New Haven, around 25 mile road and Card road area. How they know that I have no idea but just what I had herd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted January 18, 2018 Author Share Posted January 18, 2018 2 hours ago, slow poke said: Really? I thought I herd it was around New Haven, around 25 mile road and Card road area. How they know that I have no idea but just what I had herd. Many of those reports were from social media. NASA said southern Livingston county. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King James Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 2 more last night. One in Indiana and one in Alberta. Always a possibility that we are in the path of something we cannot stop. I wonder about those two false missile alerts (Hawaii and japan)as well if there is any connection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted January 18, 2018 Author Share Posted January 18, 2018 I have seen two in the daytime. One time I was getting out of my car at my parents and one was burning up for quite a while... maybe 5 seconds of streaking and there were sparks and smoke plumes. I also spotted one about 5 years ago that burned up to my south. Neither had a news report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted January 18, 2018 Author Share Posted January 18, 2018 I bet Tuesday night's event happens almost daily over the ocean. Side note: The entire earth is composed of asteroids and meteors. Where they came from is the big mystery we will never solve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 Earth's atmosphere is a pretty good defense against the small incoming stuff, but no question that it happens over the oceans or remote areas a lot and never gets noticed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowlover2 Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 3 hours ago, King James said: 2 more last night. One in Indiana and one in Alberta. Always a possibility that we are in the path of something we cannot stop. I wonder about those two false missile alerts (Hawaii and japan)as well if there is any connection . There was actually one just south of Dayton according to my local news this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackstraw Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 We've just passed though the Quadrantids shower last week. This is a major meteor shower derived from an asteroid as opposed to a comet. They are known for very bight colored fireballs and only recently, the last few decades has the source been discovered. Wouldn't surprise me at all if these were associated with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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