chrisrNov 20, 2022
Phil Misiowiec

How freakin' cool. A #meteor was picked up by EarthCam's CN Tower webcam in #Toronto.

Several hours before it hit, David Rankin at NASA's Catalina Sky Survey spotted the object, and Michael Busch started a thread: https://mastodon.online/@michael_w_busch/109368965024525842.

As the night unfolded: https://groups.io/g/mpml/topic/c8ff042_probable_impactor/95129080

EarthCam archives about a day's worth of video, so you can still catch it here: https://www.earthcam.com/world/canada/toronto/cntower/?cam=towerview. Tap Archive, select the 3-4AM clip and scroll to the 3:25:56 mark. #astronomy #space

Michael Busch (@[email protected])

For any asteroid observers who may have telescopes available right now: The new discovery #C8FF042 would be good to observe in the next 140 minutes - https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/scout/#/object/C8FF042

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Nov 19, 2022 at 5:29pmWeb
Show threadbetonglenNov 19, 2022

@galactic_surfer

thank you for sharing 🖖🏽

Show threadaboutrosNov 19, 2022
@galactic_surfer
Show threadJake NonnemakerNov 19, 2022
@galactic_surfer That’s an great video. Thanks for the post.
Show thread🍸Pooka🥕Boo🍸Nov 19, 2022
@galactic_surfer very cool 😎
Show threadSeanNov 19, 2022
@galactic_surfer That’s incredible!
Show threadMatildaNov 19, 2022
@galactic_surfer
@bookowl This seems right up your alley!
Show threadDan ChibnallNov 20, 2022
@owlislost @galactic_surfer wow that’s a great capture!
Show threadAstrAlNov 19, 2022
@galactic_surfer Was the meteorite located? I saw a map of probable locale.
Show threadPhil MisiowiecNov 20, 2022
@AstrAl AFAIK, no.
Show threadPhil MisiowiecNov 20, 2022
@AstrAl https://ares.jsc.nasa.gov/meteorite-falls/events/grimsby-ontario is likely the best source to monitor over the coming days.
ARES | Meteorite Falls | Grimsby, Ontario

Show threadXiuwenNov 20, 2022
@galactic_surfer Cool!
Show threadGödel Escher Spock 🦿Nov 20, 2022

@galactic_surfer

All these camera and still no clear pics of Bigfoot, The Loch Ness Monster or actual aliens walking around.

Show threadJRDeganNov 20, 2022
@galactic_surfer Isn't that thing moving kind of slow for a meteor?
Show threadRealGene ☣️Nov 20, 2022
@galactic_surfer
Show threadMichael BuschNov 20, 2022
@galactic_surfer All credit goes to the Catalina Sky Survey and at least eight separate groups that very rapidly did follow-up observations and tracked the meteorites down to Lake Ontario.
Show threadMichael BuschNov 20, 2022
@galactic_surfer @astrokiwi Here's the Minor Planet Electronic Circular listing most of the people who observed 2022 WJ1 while it was still in the sky: https://minorplanetcenter.net/mpec/K22/K22W69.html .
MPEC 2022-W69 : 2022 WJ1

We are the official body that deals with astrometric observations and orbits of minor planets (asteroids) and comets.

Show threadAl HunterNov 20, 2022
@galactic_surfer Saw another big colourful one Saturday, about 11pm, north of Toronto travelling from west to east! Silent but beautiful. No video, just memory!
Show threadmeaganwrdsNov 21, 2022
@galactic_surfer I SAW THIS! And thought it was a plane or a trick of the light until now 😂
Show threadstellthNov 21, 2022
@galactic_surfer Wow. Thanks for posting. Great image. Now where did it go? Gonna read more.
Show threadJohn FrancisDec 1, 2022
@galactic_surfer if you've ever seen "Arthur Christmas" you know exactly what's going on here.
Show thread 🇨🇦 Mandy Roy Dec 1, 2022
@galactic_surfer @0dinwolf
Show threadlirosoDec 3, 2022
@galactic_surfer
Coolness!