Tuesday, September 9, 2008

September Persieds Fireball Outburst

SpaceWeather.com reports that there was a fireball outburst early on the morning of September 9th. These fireballs were visible across most of the eastern seaboard. Here in West Virginia, we had fireworks in the sky of a different sort. There were pretty hefty thunderstorms passing through. I was awoken at 5 am by several claps of thunder and heavy rain.

Skies have cleared a little bit tonight, thus I will head out and see if there is a chance for catching any more of these fireballs. Their rate of appearance is not very frequent, so one must be very patient.

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