north taurids Meteor Shower Close Call

[Orionsbeltdude]

Hello,

This is my first post on Stargazer's website. I live in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee and am an avid (wannabee) star gazer. I have a schedule of the meteor showers saved on my desktop so I know when to look at the sky. The North Taurids meteor shower occurred last week and I went to a secluded area to watch above. As I sat outside with my camera, which is a Canon Rebel XTI,   a meteor had a trajectory that was just miles above me. Then, I heard a loud boom in the woods surrounding the lake just outside of Hermitage. Just curious if anyone got a picture of this occurrence or if anyone else experienced this same situation. 

 

Thanks, 

John 

[happy-kat]

Hi

You might want to see if any local blogs mention it, or your local newspaper. 

[Putaendo Patrick]

You might want to check with the American Meteor Society. If it was very bright it may have been logged as a Fireball: http://www.amsmeteors.org/fireballs/

[Corkeyno2]

I would definitely report it to a newspaper or something. I once saw a fireball directly above me: big, red trail that was like as bright as the full moon. It sure did scare the living hell out of me!