The meteoroid 2008 TC3 hits Earth, becoming the first such object to be discovered prior to impact.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_TC3
QuoteIt exploded tens of kilometers above the ground with the energy of around one kiloton of TNT, equal to a very low-yield nuclear weapon,[9] causing a large fireball in the early morning sky
Dang, I would have loved to have seen that. Actually, I did a number of years ago. I was at scout camp and saw a similar event where a giant ball of light streaked across the sky; made shooting stars look like wet matches.
The article on Wikipedia said it exploded with the force of a low-yield nuclear weapon, and was seen by an airliner 900 miles away....
I bet that was a really cool sight.
Quote from: DC on October 09, 2008, 04:36:11 AM
The article on Wikipedia said it exploded with the force of a low-yield nuclear weapon, and was seen by an airliner 900 miles away....
I bet that was a really cool sight.
Or it made the passengers think that Ragnarok was upon them
Quote from: ♠SARKID♠ on October 09, 2008, 04:22:46 AM
Dang, I would have loved to have seen that. Actually, I did a number of years ago. I was at scout camp and saw a similar event where a giant ball of light streaked across the sky; made shooting stars look like wet matches.
The moon
does have that effect. :D