Meteroite in Leo Minor 22:00-ish 11/1

Saw what I think was a starfall, but it wasn't the usual trail I have seen before, it was a slow ball of yellow rougly the size of the constallation Leo Minor, was it a "starfall"?

You probably did see a meteor. You can see the odd one pretty much any night of the year (not just during a shower).

During the Geminid shower i saw a couple of brilliant blue "orbs" meteors drifting slowly below Mars. They lasted between 2-4 seconds. I will never forget those ones.


I call them Orbs cuz thats the only word i know how to explain what i saw.

Could they have been ball lighteneing? i doubt it cuz that is so rare.........but i have seen it ONCE and it looked identical to the orbs i saw.

They appeared to have the same pattern as a normal starfall thingie.
Only it lasted perhaps 1/2 second instead of the usual 1/10 second.
And it was much brighter and had a yelloweish glow.

Anywhoo this was the first time I used my telescope on any other planet than mars, spotted saturnus with rings at 50x magnification.
Fourth clear sky since I bought it 4-5 months ago.
Though the "ball" was more interesting. :roll:

Hi,
What you saw was very most likely a meteor, also known as a shooting star.
Its a grain of dust burning up as it enters our atmosphere from space.
They can last up to a few seconds if you're lucky, they don't have to be quick and short.
4 clear nights in 4-5 months, I hear you buddy!!! We also have terrible astronomy weather in our part of the world.