[meteorite-list] Meteor Brightens Night Sky (Denver 2008.12.04)

From: mexicodoug at aim.com <mexicodoug_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:43:14 -0500
Message-ID: <8CB24D5071F98DC-14B8-715_at_webmail-db15.sysops.aol.com>

Looks like a listmember is getting some nice press... and that someone
is throwing a lot of space rocks at the earth lately ...

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/18208878/detail.html

Meteor Brightens Night Sky
Fireball Spotted Across Front Range

POSTED: 9:44 pm MST December 4, 2008
UPDATED: 11:02 pm MST December 4, 2008


DENVER -- Reports are coming in from all around Colorado about a bright
object in the sky on Thursday night.

Chris Peterson, astronomer at Cloudbait Observatory in Guffey, Colo.,
said he is receiving credible reports of the object pointing to a
spectacular meteor display.

The celestial spectacle occurred at around 8:43 p.m. Peterson said is
happened about 60 to 70 degrees above the horizon, going from a west to
east direction. By the trajectory and perceived proximity, Peterson
estimated the meteor landed in the eastern part of the state.

Denver and Aurora emergency crews were sent on several wild goose
chases of the impact of the meteor. The reports ranged from Monaco
Parkway and Hampden Avenue in Denver, all the way to 32nd Avenue and
Airport Way in Aurora, to east of Denver International Airport.

Eyewitness reports have come trickling in from as far away as Fairplay
in Park County, to Estes Park, to Aspen Park in rural Jefferson County.

Denver International Airport spokesman Jeff Green said air traffic
controllers have reported heavy meteor activity the past few nights.
Also Green confirmed it was not an aircraft in distress that was
streaking across the sky.

If you saw a meteor in the Thursday night sky, report it to the All Sky
Network and the Cloudbait Observatory.
Received on Fri 05 Dec 2008 04:43:14 AM PST