[meteorite-list] Meteor or supernova tonight?

From: Mark Crawford <mark_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:32:26 +0100
Message-ID: <4891DB0A.9040508_at_meteorites.cc>

Yup, have a look at Heavens Above (http://www.heavens-above.com) and
check back previous 48 hours for your location.

Mark


markh5 at cox.net wrote:
> That sounds an awful lot like an Iridium flare.
>
> Mark
>
> ---- Bob Loeffler <bobl at peaktopeak.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> About 1 hour ago (somewhere between 11:20pm and 11:40pm Mountain timezone)
>> while walking in my Superior, Colorado neighborhood I saw something in the
>> western sky that was really cool. The thing that caught my eye was a star
>> that brightened and brightened (so it was as bright as Jupiter) and then it
>> faded away. It took between 5 and 10 seconds for the whole thing to occur
>> until I couldn't see it anymore. At first I thought it might be a meteor
>> coming toward me from the west, but I didn't see much (if any) movement. It
>> just brightened and faded. I was still walking, so my perspective might've
>> been off with the motion of me moving (so background trees and houses
>> would've been "moving" also). I guess it could still be a meteor, but it
>> seemed more like a supernova (although those take a lot longer to brighten
>> and fade). I didn't hear anything, but I am near a somewhat busy highway.
>> It definitely was NOT an airplane. No blinking lights and not much
>> movement. It was between the stars Arcturus (in Bootes) and Antares (in
>> Scorpius) possibly in the Serpens constellation, like near M5 (Messier 5).
>> I think it was closer to Arcturus (maybe 10 degrees to the south of it) and
>> slightly higher in the sky, but there were several bright street lights in
>> that direction, so I couldn't get a more exact location for it. Sorry.
>>
>> Did anyone else see it? Maybe Chris Peterson at his Cloudbait Observatory
>> in Guffy, CO got a video of it?
>>
>> I also saw two definite meteors during my 20 minute walk.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Bob Loeffler
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>>
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