MidnightWatcher – Prophecy in Motion

By Robert J. Lopez, Los Angeles Times – “The flashes and bright lights that were reported across Central and Southern California on Wednesday night likely were long-lasting meteor streams known as the South Taurids, according to the National Weather Service.

The Taurids are known for having exceptionally bright meteors. On Wednesday night, people used Twitter to describe what resembled a meteor shower, bright lights or fireballs in the sky.

Mary Slosson said she driving eastbound on the 10 Freeway when saw a ‘flareup’ that ‘looked like something burning up upon entry into atmosphere’ over the Culver City area.

The flash of light caused drivers to hit their brakes and swerve to catch a glimpse, Slosson said.

Another person in Hollywood said he saw what appeared to be a ‘pretty substantial fireball in the sky.’

In northern San Diego County, a woman said she saw the ‘sky light up super bright.’

And in Fresno, a woman said she ‘saw something that looked like a huge shooting star falling.'” Source – Los Angeles Times.

Scientists: Wait Till Next Week, You Haven’t Seen Anything Yet – “Scientists predicted a meteor shower that occurs every year about this time. But they also say we haven’t seen anything yet. So-called Taurid meteor showers, which seem to come from the direction of the constellation Taurus, will reach their peak this year on Nov. 16 through the early morning of Nov. 17. Observers, aided by a full moon, will see 10 to 20 large fireballs every hour.” Read more.

Scientists: More Asteroid Strikes Upon The Earth Are Coming – “When an asteroid exploded over the Russian city of Chelyabinsk in February, shattering windows for miles and injuring well over 1,000 people, experts said it was a rare event — of a magnitude that might occur only once every 100 to 200 years, on average. But now a team of scientists is suggesting that the Earth is vulnerable to many more Chelyabinsk-size space rocks than was previously thought.” Read more.