The Bootids are active from June 22 to July 2. They occur as the Earth passes through the dust trail of a comet called 7P/Pons-Winnicke. Bootid meteors radiate from the constellation Bootes, high overhead at 10 p.m. in June, travelling at about 11 miles per second. Read more
A bright fireball flashed across the skies of the Washington region last week, visible to people in the grandstand at a baseball game, as well as to motorists, pedestrians and people standing on suburban decks. Read more
Many people across Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and surrounding states saw a brilliant flash of light shortly after 10 p.m. Thursday. People like Sabrina Jordan, who was camping out in her backyard in eastern Lancaster County with her family. Read more
A fireball that crossed the sky Thursday night was caught on The York Water Company's surveillance camera. It was the same camera at the company's pumping station in Spring Garden Township that captured a meteor in the sky last year, said Jeffrey Hines, president and CEO of the water company. However, the latest fireball appeared to be at a slightly different angle, he said. It showed up in the footage around 9:53 p.m. Read more
Not sure if you have heard yet or not, but at tonight's (June 24) Orioles game around 9:45PM there was an extremely bright meteor (bolide) in the sky that went over the city. I was sitting on the first base side and the meteor flew overtop the Hilton Hotel (left field of the stadium). It was heading roughly westward and for being over the city was very very bright! Unfortunately it was between innings and I had put my camera down. Read more
News 8 received calls and e-mails from viewers after they saw a flash of light in the sky Thursday night. Most people reported seeing a bright light in the sky at about 9:30 p.m. Read more
A bright light in the sky over Lancaster County attracted the attention of at least a few people Thursday night. What caused the light was uncertain as of press time. Three people called the Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era shortly after 10 p.m. to report seeing the light. Read more