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Huge Meteor Misses East Coast

Meteor Misses East Coast

First Posted: 02/17/11 08:38 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 07:30 PM ET

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A meteor big enough to have ruined a lot of people's Valentine's Day streaked over the East Coast earlier this week, creating a rare daytime fireball. Large numbers of people from Connecticut to Philadelphia reported seeing the meteor, which by some accounts was as bright as the sun.

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A meteor big enough to have ruined a lot of people's Valentine's Day streaked over the East Coast earlier this week, creating a rare daytime fireball. Large numbers of people from Connecticut to Phila...
A meteor big enough to have ruined a lot of people's Valentine's Day streaked over the East Coast earlier this week, creating a rare daytime fireball. Large numbers of people from Connecticut to Phila...
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Bluesplayer
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04:49 AM on 02/20/2011
How did this affect Apple or Kim Kardashian?
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GeoNorth
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11:06 PM on 02/19/2011
"Huge Meteor Misses East Coast" the headline reads.

Better luck next time?
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04:35 AM on 02/19/2011
Voice heard from above on the East Coast - "Dang, I missed."
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BannedInBoston
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01:45 AM on 02/18/2011
Big WHEW!...
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mamacat
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07:51 PM on 02/17/2011
Interesting. I try to follow NASA's website, but haven't read anything about this one yet.
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Conk
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01:26 PM on 02/17/2011
In a related story: An infinite number of meteors also missed the East Coast today.
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Poindexter718
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11:35 AM on 02/17/2011
I saw it from my office in the northern side of Long Island Sound!
Despite the midday sun, it was brighter than any of the many meteors I have seen at night.
That rock must have been huge!
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tcny
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11:58 AM on 02/17/2011
Damn, I missed it -- what time did this happen? I didn't hear anything about it on the news.
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Poindexter718
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12:47 PM on 02/17/2011
Around 12:50pm EST on Valentines Day. I told a colleague about it and I'm sure she thought I'd lost my marbles.
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mamacat
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07:55 PM on 02/17/2011
I saw two bolides explode north of the San Fernando Valley in 1977. When it happened I thought that we were under nuclear attack. Very scary/impressive, and unforgettable.

I have seen a lot of meteors in my life, and I even saw one that looked like it made it all the way to the ground a couple of miles away here in Orange County, but seeing a pair of fireballs explode in the sky is a humbling experience.
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smolensk-lies
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08:41 PM on 02/19/2011
that must have been cool to see. if you ever get a chance, when flying east out of SFO, look at the desert in Nevada - there are quite a few impact craters there, some pretty large
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