ᴮᵉⁿ ᴿᵒʸᶜᵉVOTE IN THE PRIMARIESMay 23, 2024

this is not #AI

this is not a scene from a movie

this is simply a one in a billion video shot at the right time at the right angle by a teenager in #portugal a few days ago, may 18/ 19

fucking amazing! positively biblical

#space #meteor

experts say it was a #comet fragment, a few feet wide

https://www.news.com.au/technology/science/space/blue-meteor-falls-through-the-sky-over-spain-and-portugal/news-story/7bd39d794d6a5e79feade5723e4d4787

Show threadMatt McIrvinMay 23, 2024
@benroyce I remember *seeing* one that looked almost that good, during the '85 Geminids shower. But already having a camera pointed in exactly the right direction is a far rarer thing.
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@mattmcirvin

exactly

1. being there that night
2. being there that hour/ minute
3. seeing a meteor
4. seeing a meteor so big it flashes the sky
5. seeing a meteor of such a large variety it lights up the whole sky
6. having your camera on
8. capturing the meteor in frame
7. having your camera pointed in such a perfect orientation it frames you and the arc in perfect cinematic majestic harmony. you can't get better scene composition in the movies

just absolutely mind blowing odds

May 23, 2024 at 12:50pmWeb
Show threadMatt McIrvinMay 23, 2024
@benroyce (From the news articles, it sounds as if that fireball was actually way bigger than the one I saw)
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@mattmcirvin

it was indeed a very rare very big one, a few feet wide they say. the color wasn't even the usual green or yellow or red (if you even get color at all), but a brilliant blue

completely lottery winning odds