Last night, I was sitting here doing a bit of PC gaming, and out of nowhere, a comet soared through the sky and lasted about five seconds total before it completely disappeared. I'm confident it hit the earth, simply because it was so bright and "close", but I estimate it probably struck about 20 seconds after it disappeared on me. It was the curvature of the earth that caused it to disappear, not the fact that it crashed.
It was an incredible sight though, that's for sure. As soon as I spotted it, I uttered a far-too-loud-for-2:00AM "what the hell!", jumped up, grabbed the camera, and alas, no cigar. The thing lasted for about 5 seconds tops, so it was a bit disappointing, but exciting at the same time.
Tried looking around the Web to see if there was any information on it, but I can't find any so far. I am still amazed that I just happened to have caught it. If I was turned on any angle, or looking away from the PC for those few seconds, I would've missed it!
It was an incredible sight though, that's for sure. As soon as I spotted it, I uttered a far-too-loud-for-2:00AM "what the hell!", jumped up, grabbed the camera, and alas, no cigar. The thing lasted for about 5 seconds tops, so it was a bit disappointing, but exciting at the same time.
Tried looking around the Web to see if there was any information on it, but I can't find any so far. I am still amazed that I just happened to have caught it. If I was turned on any angle, or looking away from the PC for those few seconds, I would've missed it!
