25.2 day old moon
19.4 percent lit
March 24, 2022By Sam Thompson
The meteor (click here) that lit up the sky Wednesday night in the Interlake wasn’t the only one Manitobans saw this week.
Astronomer Scott Young from the Manitoba Planetarium told 680 CJOB the province — as well as nearby areas — had the extremely rare treat of seeing back-to-back meteors Tuesday and Wednesday.
“It was all across southern Manitoba — in fact, all the way down into North Dakota and off into Saskatchewan … just like the one that happened the night before,” Young said.
“The timing of these two things — the odds against it are astronomical.
“Usually we might see one or two across that month period, rather than having them back-to-back in the same area. Literally, if you were in the right spot, you could’ve seen this once-in-a-lifetime thing on Tuesday and then seen another once-in-a-lifetime thing the following night.”...
The meteor (click here) that lit up the sky Wednesday night in the Interlake wasn’t the only one Manitobans saw this week.
Astronomer Scott Young from the Manitoba Planetarium told 680 CJOB the province — as well as nearby areas — had the extremely rare treat of seeing back-to-back meteors Tuesday and Wednesday.
“It was all across southern Manitoba — in fact, all the way down into North Dakota and off into Saskatchewan … just like the one that happened the night before,” Young said.
“The timing of these two things — the odds against it are astronomical.
“Usually we might see one or two across that month period, rather than having them back-to-back in the same area. Literally, if you were in the right spot, you could’ve seen this once-in-a-lifetime thing on Tuesday and then seen another once-in-a-lifetime thing the following night.”...
I am sure statistically this is an event. But, in reality, I think it needs to be decided if they are the same rock that may have collided with another rock and split. To me, that is the only logical answer for two rocks following the same trajectory within 24 hours of each other. I think once the two rock reminants are found, if they are found, will have the same chemical composition. Either they were the same rock at one time or they both were spewed into space from the same explosion somewhere out there.
