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Status: Category 1Lat, Long: 20.5N, 85.6W
Winds: 90 mphUpdated: Nov 8, 4:00 a.m.
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Question: About 7:10 PM om Friday October 23, 2009 in Pinehurst I was out walking, and in the east-southeast sky was a large yellow light slowly descending. As is came towards the horizon there was a distinctive tail. Would it have been a meteor, comet, or space junk?

Answer: Your description pretty firmly rules out a comet, as they are distant objects that do not appear to move immediately across the sky at a rate any different than stars, planets and so forth. While a piece of re-entering space debris can't absolutely be ruled out, it seems much more likely you saw a meteor. On that date, three different meteor showers are active, although not at their peaks, and of course a "sporadic" meteor not associated with a particular shower is always possible as well. It is interesting that you noted fairly slow movement and a yellow color. That description is quite consistent with meteors produced as part of the Southern Taurids shower. You can read about that and other showers throughout the year at www.namnmeteors.org/appendixA.html.

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  1. [5]Hurricane #Ida is 1136 miles SSW of Raleigh, moving NW at 12 mph. Max winds 90 mph (Cat 1). hurricanes.wral.com/ #ncwx
      — Sunday, November 8, 2009 3:50 AM
  2. [5]Hurricane #Ida is 1151 miles SSW of Raleigh, moving NW at 10 mph. Max winds 90 mph (Cat 1). hurricanes.wral.com/ #ncwx
      — Sunday, November 8, 2009 2:20 AM
  3. [5]Tropical Storm #Ida is 1142 miles SSW of Raleigh, moving NNW at 12 mph. Max winds 70 mph. hurricanes.wral.com/ #ncwx
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