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What was that mysterious boom? Speculation of possible meteorite strike in western Quebec
All signs point to meteor event: Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
By THE CANADIAN PRESSNovember 27, 2013 8:01 AM
MONTREAL ? Social media sites lit up Tuesday evening with reports that a meteorite may have been seen and heard in the Montreal and Ottawa regions.
Numerous people posted Twitter messages reporting a bright flash of blue light accompanied by the sound of a booming explosion just before 8 p.m. ET
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The S?ret? du Qu?bec said they had received several calls about the event, but had not been able to pinpoint the source of the noise.
And, although a meteorite strike can often be detected by seismographs, Earthquake Canada said it had not registered any such event. The United States Geological Survey also said it had no recent reports of any quakes in the region.
?At this point, it?s waiting to see if there are any photographs, any video footage, maybe surveillance cameras caught something,? said Fazekas.
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Full text:
http://www.montrealgazette.com/tech...rite+strike+western+Quebec/9218381/story.html
All signs point to meteor event: Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
By THE CANADIAN PRESSNovember 27, 2013 8:01 AM
MONTREAL ? Social media sites lit up Tuesday evening with reports that a meteorite may have been seen and heard in the Montreal and Ottawa regions.
Numerous people posted Twitter messages reporting a bright flash of blue light accompanied by the sound of a booming explosion just before 8 p.m. ET
...
The S?ret? du Qu?bec said they had received several calls about the event, but had not been able to pinpoint the source of the noise.
And, although a meteorite strike can often be detected by seismographs, Earthquake Canada said it had not registered any such event. The United States Geological Survey also said it had no recent reports of any quakes in the region.
?At this point, it?s waiting to see if there are any photographs, any video footage, maybe surveillance cameras caught something,? said Fazekas.
...
Full text:
http://www.montrealgazette.com/tech...rite+strike+western+Quebec/9218381/story.html