Explanation: What if you're driving down the street and an object from space shoots across the sky right in front of you? Such was the case last week for many people in south central Canada. Specifically, an extremely bright fireball, presumably a desk-sized meteor from deep space, flashed across the sky just after sunset on 2008 November 20. The bright fireball was recorded on many images and movies, including the spectacular video shown above that was captured by a dashboard camera of a police cruiser in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Because at least two streaks appear to be visible, the falling object likely broke up into pieces as it fell deep into Earth's atmosphere. By triangulating fireball images from several simultaneously recorded sources, astronomers hope to find an approximate orbit from whence the object came, as well as the likely place(s) on Earth where large pieces would have impacted, were they to have survived reentry. In the best case scenario, pieces would be recovered from a known deep space comet or asteroid, giving humanity an unprecedented look at an ancient object that likely holds clues to the early years of our Earth and the Solar System.

Space enthusiasts are heading to small communities near the Alberta-Saskatchewan border hoping for a chunk of the meteor that streaked across the prairie sky last Thursday night.
Well-known Arizona meteorite collector Robert Haag is offering $10,000 for the first one-kilogram chunk of the fallen meteor.
"The first piece that is found, I am immediately catching the first plane to Canada with a pocket full of money," he said Monday.
Haag, who suspects meteorites could be found somewhere in the Macklin, Sask., area near the Alberta border, said he won't be alone.
"It's a happening. It's like Woodstock. It's Rockstock," he said. "Take your trucks and campers, hitch up your horses, do what you need to do and let's find it."

Originally posted by internosRobert Haag is offering $10,000 for the first one-kilogram chunk of the fallen meteor.

Possible meteor streaks across B.C. sky
Some lucky people across B.C. were treated to an amazing light show Tuesday afternoon when a bright object streaked across the twilight sky.

Three witnesses in the Vancouver area told CBC News they saw the object blaze through the sky around 4:35 p.m. PT., for about one or two seconds.

"I looked up just above Grouse [Mountain] and [it] was as if a Roman candle came rushing across the profile," Derek Lunden said.

"There was this rocket kind of looking object going from the east to west. It didn't look real," Jim Allen said.

"The front was breaking up into two or three little bits that were sparkling, and then it just fizzled right out," said John Martin.

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they also stated that it is very possible that the fireball actually did make an impact

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and may be the size of a desk.