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Small meteor - Cobh/Cork area 01/12/21

Chris_5339762 · 2021-12-01 17:24:52

Was anyone happening to look in the correct direction this evening? At about 515pm, looking south (happened to be outside looking at Venus, Saturn and Jupiter) and out of the corner of my eye, to the southwest and travelling from high up in the sky towards the ground for about a half a second, there was a very intense…

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01-12-2021 6:24pm

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Chris_5339762

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Was anyone happening to look in the correct direction this evening? At about 515pm, looking south (happened to be outside looking at Venus, Saturn and Jupiter) and out of the corner of my eye, to the southwest and travelling from high up in the sky towards the ground for about a half a second, there was a very intense white dot. I saw it and my dad saw it. Very likely a small meteor I think. Not a plane and not a satellite or anything like that.

Did anyone else spot it?

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#2 01-12-2021 7:08pm
whyulittle

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Yup saw it from Athlone, south-south east corner of the sky.

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#3 01-12-2021 8:27pm
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Yup. Mullingar.

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#4 01-12-2021 8:32pm
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Yep, saw it out of the corner of my eye. Also in Cork.

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