Comments on: Video of meteor over Gauteng 21 November

By: michael barlow

michael barlow — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 10:12:59 +0000

What a site it was. Me & some friends were braaing outside in Musina Limpopo at the border to Zimbabwe when what appeared to be someone shooting off a massive fire work cracker. I was totally goggersmacked when I reliased this was not the case. Will never forget the moment I thought we were all gonna die!!! Then I helped myself to another Brandy & coke

By: Ange

Ange — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:56:33 +0000

HOLY HELLL!!!! That was amazing, so beautiful

By: Annabelle Tromp from Thabazimbi

Annabelle Tromp from Thabazimbi — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:58:50 +0000

It was better seeing this in real. It was better than awesome. Saw this “Meteor” from Northam on our way back to Thabazimbi while driving home. This was an experience of a life time, sure something like this will never happen again. Glad me and my husband could have shared the same. First saw a blue-ish light that filled the landscape, then turned into a miraculous shine Godly white, as if there was a flashlight in our eyes, then everything turned reddish, with the ball of fire 45 degrees from the skies, there was like a tail of flames following the fireball, sure when this strike the earth, everything darkened as if you turned of a light. Will never forget.

By: Daniel Robinson

Daniel Robinson — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:05:04 +0000

To add to my previous note. The sky went from purple to a light green then the whole sky lit up bright blue and it was light as day. It had been overcast and then the clouds disappeared and just before it went dark there was a bright orange flash.

By: Daniel Robinson

Daniel Robinson — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:56:13 +0000

I was out in the bush in Zimbabwe towards the botswana border with my 2 cousins matt and Raf. We were in a vlei trying to catch springhares when we saw what is described by everyone else. We had no idea what it was and were terrified. We heard 3 explosions once the light in the sky was gone and we now assume it was the meteorite disintigrating. It was also seen by people in Bulawayo.

By: Petri

Petri — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:06:41 +0000

Wow amazing to see it slowmotion! I saw it north of Pretoria, and it was like someone had switched on the light! Sorry for everyone that missed it!

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:22:51 +0000

Wow! I wish I could have seen that!

By: frik fourie

frik fourie — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:08:35 +0000

i dont think i am crazy anymore, thank you, i also saw this amazing event on saterday evening.

By: Ewan

Ewan — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:50:27 +0000

Brilliant – so there was some accidental footage :-) Thanks for sharing Marc.

Check out the Edmonton, Canada meteor video from 2008 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_2aX-784sw) which is amazing, also the one over Utah last Wednesday (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJFejgd9bSE) and my favourite video even though it was man-made debris and not a meteor, over Denver, Colorado in Jan 2007 (http://blog.ewanscorner.com/archives/2007/01/russian-booster-rocket-re-entry.php)

By: Meteor over South Africa 21 November 2009 | Marc Forrest.com

Meteor over South Africa 21 November 2009 | Marc Forrest.com — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:11:21 +0000

[...] UPDATED: I have posted 2 VIDEOS of from Johannesburg of the meteor. Check out the post here -> http://www.marcforrest.com/2009/11/24/video-of-meteor-over-gauteng-21-november/ [...]