Duck!

Well, not much of a warning, but a 3 - 15 foot (size very uncertain) meteor is going to enter Earth's atmosphere tonight. Don't worry, it probably won't even reach the ground (although you can be we will be looking for fragments of it!) It was just discovered last night and will burn up over Africa.

This is kind of cool...it's the first time they have found an asteroid (I don't even think it deserves that title but they call it that in the press release) has been found and predicted to enter Earth's atmosphere in advance. An object of this size will produce a VERY impressive fireball...most of the meteors you see during a typical meteor shower are sand grain size...something a few feet across is spectacular. Wish I was on that side of the world tonight. At least I hope someone gets pictures of it.

If a big one comes, I hope they can give us a little more lead time!