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

[mexicodoug at aim.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.