[meteorite-list] Fw: Meteors Light Up Morning Sky in Colorado

From: Chris Peterson <clp_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2007 17:18:10 -0700
Message-ID: <013b01c7305e$fbc41820$2721500a_at_bellatrix>

Many people reported seeing the debris for over a minute. From my
cameras, I've got an average speed of about 8 km/s, at a nearly constant
height of 60 km. That's very consistent with space junk. I've updated my
ground path map at
http://www.cloudbait.com/science/fireball20070104.html to include
witness reports (the small black squares). Not surprisingly, the vast
majority of them were between Denver and Colorado Springs, and they were
seeing the meteor quite low in the sky. Some reported mountains or
clouds blocking the beginning or ending. The witnesses in western
Colorado tended to report the event lasting a minute or longer.

Chris

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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
http://www.cloudbait.com


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jose Campos" <josecamposcomet at netcabo.pt>
To: "Meteorite List" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 4:21 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Fw: Meteors Light Up Morning Sky in Colorado


Hi List,

I fully agree with Marco Langbroek's comments. It was no meteor.
The article written by Laura Bailey (Jan 4 2007) for THE COLORADOAN,
mentions that onlookers reported that it could be seen for about 30
seconds.
That is too short a time for space debris, unless if it was seen at a
low
altitude in relation to the horizon, or if it was due to some partial
sky
obstruction (clouds, trees, buildings). Usually, this kind of display
lasts
for some 2 to 3 minutes or even slightly longer..
Jos? Campos
Received on Thu 04 Jan 2007 07:18:10 PM PST