Meteor shower hits Russia

[Namenlos Ein]

Possible meteor shower reported in eastern Russia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://znak.com/urfo/articles/15-02-10-39/100329.html — some videos from Chelyabinsk, constantly updated.

Edited February 15, 2013 by Namenlos Ein

[Speed]

HOLY CRAP!

That was one heck of a sonic boom. I imagine other videos will eventually surface that show the object during entry.

 

http://www.space.com/19801-possible-meteor-blast-russia.html

 

And this comes the same day as the closest recorded pass of a hazardous asteroid in history.

http://www.space.com/19646-asteroid-2012-da14-earth-flyby-complete-coverage.html

(We mentioned this object last year in this forum, http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=86030 )

 

What an incredible coincidence.

Edited February 15, 2013 by Speed

[Speed]

4ZxXYscmgRg#!

 

That's definitely a large bollide (extremely bright meteor). As an amateur astronomer, I've seen several bollides myself... but never anything even REMOTELY approaching that. The "best" one I saw was *only* as bright as the full moon (maybe a few times brighter, hard to judge really), crossed the sky in about 10 seconds, and made a few faint sonic booms audible a few minutes later. It was a wonderous experience, but... if I saw THAT ^^ coming at me... I'd be terrified.

 

It looks like some big pieces may have survived the air burst at ~0:20-0:21. Hopefully no one was hit.

Edited February 15, 2013 by Speed

[Namenlos Ein]

[TABLE]

Kurgan|Magnitogorsk[/TABLE]

Hopefully no one was hit.

150 people injured as meteorite crashes in Russia’s Chelyabinsk

“According to preliminary data, about 150 people have requested medical help,” the source said.

 

He said no critical injuries or fatalities were reported. Some people were wounded by shattered glass when the blast smashed windows and rattled houses.

Edited February 15, 2013 by Namenlos Ein

[RIPTIDE]

Mordor Rumbles.... The EYE is not happy.

 

Why is there so many dashcams in Russia?

[sobek]

Why is there so many dashcams in Russia?

 

You have to ask? :)

[RIPTIDE]

You have to ask? :)

What's your point? Exactly....

[Speed]

LOL this needs to be a late addendum to Driving in Russia. Nearly getting taken out by a giant space rock would be icing on the cake... I mean, Russia is where all the asteroids hit isn't it? 1908, 2013...

[Speed]

...

 

I'm referring to that I hope no one was hit by any rocky debris that managed to survive the airburst. Often some small pieces will survive, and make it to the ground. They won't be traveling at orbital velocity, maybe not even supersonically anymore, but they will be traveling fast enough to kill you if they hit you.

[Case]

And this comes the same day as the closest recorded pass of a hazardous asteroid in history.

http://www.space.com/19646-asteroid-2012-da14-earth-flyby-complete-coverage.html

(We mentioned this object last year in this forum, http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=86030 )

 

What an incredible coincidence.

 

But a coincidence none the less. Some videos show the meteor towards the rising sun, which means it moved approximately North to South, which is different from the orbit of 2012DA14.

 

Still, it is amazing that this is caught on video. Not just the entry but also the sonic boom!

 

If you want a reasoned analysis, check out the Bad Astronomer.

[Namenlos Ein]

I'm referring to that I hope no one was hit by any rocky debris that managed to survive the airburst. Often some small pieces will survive, and make it to the ground. They won't be traveling at orbital velocity, maybe not even supersonically anymore, but they will be traveling fast enough to kill you if they hit you.

The secondary effects may be harmful too.

[Maximus_G]

But a coincidence none the less. Some videos show the meteor towards the rising sun, which means it moved approximately North to South, which is different from the orbit of 2012DA14.

Well, here's the opposite one.

4ZxXYscmgRg

a very lucky shot, btw

[Kuky]

Really amassing how fast s**t travels in space

[EagleEye]

We need these american deep core drillers flying to space soon!:D

 

Thanks for posting the vids guys. That one looking like it would travel right into the car is daunting.:fear:

[Pilotasso]

Crazy crazy stuff :eek:

 

Indeed everything happens in Russia.

 

Im glad No one was killed. Anyone sen this in person?

Edited February 15, 2013 by Pilotasso

[Suchacz]

...maybe the plate cover from Chernobil reactor returned back on earth :devil:

[X-man]

http://zyalt.livejournal.com/722930.html

[HiJack]

I wish the modders made a Meteor mod in stead of the Missile mod. ;)

[HungaroJET]

:shocking:

Looks meteor was about 100 kilometers away from Chelyabinsk if sonic boom came 30 seconds later :shocking: 250 people injured

Edited February 15, 2013 by HungaroJET

[Speed]

:shocking:

Looks meteor was about 100 kilometers away from Chelyabinsk if sonic boom came 30 seconds later :shocking: 250 people injured

 

No, sound speed (air, sea level) = 343 m/s.

 

30*343 = 10290m = 10.29km

 

However, sound speed is reduced at higher altitudes, so a 30 second delay could mean distances even less than that.... perhaps 9.5km or so.

[HungaroJET]

No, sound speed (air, sea level) = 343 m/s.

 

30*343 = 10290m = 10.29km

 

However, sound speed is reduced at higher altitudes, so a 30 second delay could mean distances even less than that.... perhaps 9.5km or so.

 

Yes, you are right 3 seconds about 1 kilometer.

I miscalculated coz i was too shocked :doh:

I wanted to write 10 kilometers, on that altitude are forming contrails.

Edited February 15, 2013 by HungaroJET

[quarkie]

And suddenly all 1.2.3 patch talks ceased. I smell a conspiracy here.

[Rotorhead]

I first heard of it when I was at work. I and my fellow workers watched those videos in awe, having hard time to believe this.

 

That fireball looks exactly like in those U.S. movies. I'll tell you, if i saw one of those things coming at me (like in the first dashcam video), I'd definitely use underwear change!

[manfrez01]

:noexpression:one thing is certain, radar and all guismos Russians must have had an unconventional day.

[HungaroJET]

Unfortunately we can do nothing if we see that s**t is coming across atmosphere.

This wil already too late.

Fortunately this meteor wasn't as large as the Tunguz meteor.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunguska_event