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

[Gary K. Foote]

Thanks for that link Chris.  VERY informative.  I've added it to the meteorite-
dealers.com Space News page as I suspect your page on this event will last a lot longer 
than those in the news-sites - plus your accuracy of reporting if FAR above that of the 
news services.

Thank you very much,

Gary
http://www.meteorite-dealers.com

On 4 Jan 2007 at 17:18, Chris Peterson wrote:

> 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
> 
> *****************************************
> 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..
> José Campos
> 
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