Sirius

[Anthony1979]

I was looking at Sirius before and thought i seen meteorite just west of the star... Just wondering if anyone else seen or was it just me

[Sunshine]

Well, that’s a long shot considering we don’t know when you were looking at Sirius. if it was a meteor, you may have seen it next to Sirius but, someone looking at Sirius on the other side of the country  would not have seen it From the same POV next to Sirius. Considering Meteoroids burn up in the atmosphere so quickly, it’s hard to imagine you’ll find anyone who saw it the instant you did.

[Anthony1979]

Thanks

[Geoff Barnes]

I quite often see satellites passing through the field of view when observing the region of sky around Orion and Sirius. They appear as tiny white specks moving quite rapidly across, not nearly as fast as a meteor though.

[Guest]

Must have missed it. Can you remember roughly what time you saw it.  How did it move, gone in a flash or did it stay in view for more than a few seconds. Did it leave a trail or stay as a point of light.  What direction was it moving.  Any colour noticed.  

 

 

 

[Anthony1979]

It was about half 7 last night it was a streak of light it was white and lasted about a second