Hi,
I was looking at Jupitor through the telescope at The Observatory (Singapore Science Centre) on 01 Aug 2008 (Fri) at about 2015hr, and saw a lighted object shot past.
It was dashing from 8 o'clock position towards 2 o'clock i.e. North-East direction. There was no "tail" or stream of light behind it.
What was that? Was is a shooting star?
Thanks & best regards,
Jamie
Query on shooting star sighting 01 Aug 2008 at 2015hr
Didn't do any observation that night, so didn't notice that. But that day was actually the day the solar eclipse occured in China and other parts of the Earth, so I'm not sure if what you saw was related (although it's not likely). Anyway just for your information, from wikipedia:
"A shooting star is the common name for the visible path of a meteoroid as it enters the atmosphere. A shooting star is also broken pieces of meteors that have become broken off in space."
So it's really nothing to take note of since it's just some debris from a falling object into Earth's atmosphere. I don't know if there are sites that report every single debris that occurs, but you can try googling for them I guess? (:
"A shooting star is the common name for the visible path of a meteoroid as it enters the atmosphere. A shooting star is also broken pieces of meteors that have become broken off in space."
So it's really nothing to take note of since it's just some debris from a falling object into Earth's atmosphere. I don't know if there are sites that report every single debris that occurs, but you can try googling for them I guess? (:
Haha, I'm just a newbie astronomer. Well, it's a shooting star if it was a space debris.
After all, there are no "real" shooting stars. Shooting stars are used as a term to describe space objects falling into the Earth's atmosphere.
When they burn up in the atmosphere, you can see the flare/light which many refers to as "shooting stars". (:
You should look forward to the partial lunar eclipse on 17th August (starts at about 2:23am) which is a truely awesome and rare event.
You can observe through your naked eyes, and if you have a pair of binoculars lying around, you can use it to see more details. ^_^
After all, there are no "real" shooting stars. Shooting stars are used as a term to describe space objects falling into the Earth's atmosphere.
When they burn up in the atmosphere, you can see the flare/light which many refers to as "shooting stars". (:
You should look forward to the partial lunar eclipse on 17th August (starts at about 2:23am) which is a truely awesome and rare event.
You can observe through your naked eyes, and if you have a pair of binoculars lying around, you can use it to see more details. ^_^
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Hi,
Yap... that's a "shooting star" or meteor. I haven't seen a meteor with Jupiter in the same field of view through a telescope yet, but I have seen it through a telescope and very very recently, I (and other) have seen a meteor across the Andromeda galaxy through a telescope... it's fast, but unforgettable (ah ya... forget to wish for toto number
) view!! ![[smilie=woa.gif]](./images/smilies/woa.gif "woa")
Anyway, welcome to SingAstro!!
Have a nice day.
Yap... that's a "shooting star" or meteor. I haven't seen a meteor with Jupiter in the same field of view through a telescope yet, but I have seen it through a telescope and very very recently, I (and other) have seen a meteor across the Andromeda galaxy through a telescope... it's fast, but unforgettable (ah ya... forget to wish for toto number
) view!! Anyway, welcome to SingAstro!!
Have a nice day.
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