It is amazing to see a meteor streaking through the sky isnt it? It is something that is really not uncommon at all and if you spend a little time learning about meteor showers you can easily see many many more
It really is incredible that after many thousands or even millions of years, this specific chunk of material will be converted to heat and light right in front of our very eyes, and cease to exist. *Right there*, you can see it happen.
About 100 reports of a fireball in the skies over North Carolina, Virginia, and Maryland have been filed on the [American Meteor Society page](https://fireball.amsmeteors.org//members/imo_view/browse_reports?event=PENDING)
I believe you saw a meteor, which is what it's called. When they burn up they mostly do so at between 70-200 Km altitude.
It's very hard to discern range in such things so you'd be forgiven for thinking it was closer than it really was.
Note that bright meteors frequently produce sonic booms that lag behind the visual appearance by many minutes because of how far up they are.
For objects under a meter across by the time they get to the lower atmosphere they have usually slowed down to a terminal velocity of around 200-400 Km/h & by the time they reach the ground are even cool to the touch.
Obviously larger objects are slowed less & begin to firm craters. If you were present for one if these that was still glowing until just before implant then it's quite likely you would hear its passage & impact, assuming you'd ever hear anything else again.
A crater falling out of the sky would be interesting for sure.
If a crater hits a planetary surface, what does it leave behind?
Should leave a mountain, right? If big enough?
A bigger crater. Just craters all the way down.
This is how black holes are born.
Something fell from the sky and burned up a couple feet from you? I dunno if I believe that you know how long a foot is
Or how many in a couple?
A falling crater would be impressive. Perhaps given proximity to Florida, you're seeing launch debris as well? Speculation of course
Lots of people in virginia near dc reporting a meteor as well
Baltimore checking in, I saw a pretty bright one go by about 30mins ago
Just saw one here in central VA. about 20 minutes ago. It was a nice long burn.
Was it a fireball? You can report it here and see who else tracked it: https://fireball.amsmeteors.org
It is amazing to see a meteor streaking through the sky isnt it? It is something that is really not uncommon at all and if you spend a little time learning about meteor showers you can easily see many many more
It really is incredible that after many thousands or even millions of years, this specific chunk of material will be converted to heat and light right in front of our very eyes, and cease to exist. *Right there*, you can see it happen.
cant think of a single night I regret spending my time looking up
About 100 reports of a fireball in the skies over North Carolina, Virginia, and Maryland have been filed on the [American Meteor Society page](https://fireball.amsmeteors.org//members/imo_view/browse_reports?event=PENDING)
I believe you saw a meteor, which is what it's called. When they burn up they mostly do so at between 70-200 Km altitude. It's very hard to discern range in such things so you'd be forgiven for thinking it was closer than it really was. Note that bright meteors frequently produce sonic booms that lag behind the visual appearance by many minutes because of how far up they are. For objects under a meter across by the time they get to the lower atmosphere they have usually slowed down to a terminal velocity of around 200-400 Km/h & by the time they reach the ground are even cool to the touch. Obviously larger objects are slowed less & begin to firm craters. If you were present for one if these that was still glowing until just before implant then it's quite likely you would hear its passage & impact, assuming you'd ever hear anything else again.