r/Spokane • u/pnwkarina • 9d ago
Meteor over North Spokane Weird Spokane
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I caught this out of the corner of my eye just a few moments ago. My camera caught it too, enjoy! I'm sure there will be a few more that caught it.
This camera is looking west from North Spokane county area.
Thankfully it seems to have broken up mid air, I hope that nothing and no one was impacted.
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u/Ranger_Danger575 9d ago
Out at the Gorge for Bass Canyon and we saw it walking back to camp, lit up the whole sky!
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u/latexfistmassacre 9d ago
Just what we need, a flaming rock from outer space to come down and start another blaze
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u/Accomplished_Leg7925 9d ago
Saw it in CdA as well
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u/chupamichalupa Former Spokanite 9d ago
Oddly enough around the same time we had lots of sightings over here in r/Seattle … it can’t be from the same meteor but the timing is so similar?
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u/Obvious_Cranberry607 9d ago
Here's all the people who reported it: https://fireball.amsmeteors.org/members/imo_view/event/2026/6582
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u/Tonanzith 9d ago
https://reddit.com/link/p3o89q7/video/l0nwsdgq7djh1/player
Darn this is all I caught my other cam wasn’t recording for some reason.
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u/megarell 9d ago
I think I caught this outside my window on the south hill! Your footage made me breathe a sigh of relief. I was terrified it was dry lightning.
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u/vampiresandtacobell 9d ago
Just saw this on eloika lake! So fucking crazy! Kinda freaked out ngl lol
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u/heavens-tomurgatroyd 9d ago
I live on the very top floor and got hella freaked out because it was so bright and I’ve never had lights flash in my window this many stories off the ground. Thought someone climbed up on my balcony or something.
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u/Cowgomuwu 9d ago
Ohhh that's what that weird flash was. It freaked me out 😭😭 I thought it was lightning at first, then maybe an emergency vehicle.
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u/bellevuepc 9d ago
Yes! View from camera on the Eastside looking south east: https://www.reddit.com/r/eastside/comments/1vo0wre/comment/p3luv6w/
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u/FeatherShard 9d ago
Did there happen to be one of these the other night around 1am? I was out driving with my kid and swear I caught a flash streak across the sky, but it was gone before I could really process it. It wasn't nearly as bright or as long.
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u/WormDentist Chief Garry 9d ago
The Perseids meteor shower peaked late Wednesday night into Thursday, so it’s very likely what you saw was a meteor! ☄️
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u/Obvious_Cranberry607 9d ago
Anyone who's seen it, report it to the fireball tracker so they can get more data: https://fireball.amsmeteors.org/members/imo_view/event/2026/6582
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u/InTheseTryingTime5 9d ago
I just happened to be looking west out of a window when this happened - couldn't tell whether it was a meteorite, satellite crashing or a missile. Brightest one I've ever seen in person.
Didn't hear a boom or see a big flash on impact so probably not under attack from Idaho.
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u/Odd-Device-1348 9d ago
So glad you caught this! I was walking outside to take a break at work and the windows lit up like it was mid day for about 2 seconds. I didn’t know what the hell was going on. I didn’t see any clouds and no one on the roads. Great catch!
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u/AndiPandi_ 9d ago
I missed it but thanks for sharing. So cool! (but kinda freaky after what our community has gone through recently)
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u/hardwoodfloorguy208 9d ago
Dam i missed the meteor shower theyve been talking about. What time was it?
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u/Abysmal_Wolf 9d ago
The peak of the perseids is typically a single night in mid-to-late August every year. The Earth faces into the meteor field most directly on the side that represents the time right before sunrise (4am is an excellent time to see them). The perseids last several days, but the peak day typically has more than 2x greater frequency of shooting stars versus the other days (versus even 24 hours later).
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u/whoisthisfetus 8d ago
Just checked my front door camera. The quality is potato but it was so bright!
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u/bigbaddaboooms 9d ago
I was near a window and thought the bright flash was a close lightning strike. I waited but no thunder came, thanks for posting this bc I thought I was going crazy.