[meteorite-list] Meteor Explodes Over Colorado

[Ron Baalke]

Space Weather News for Dec. 6, 2008
http://spaceweather.com

COLORADO FIREBALL:  Last night, a fireball one hundred 
times brighter than the full Moon lit up the sky near 
Colorado Springs, Colorado. Astronomer Chris Peterson 
photographed the event using an all-sky video camera 
dedicated to meteor studies. "In seven years of operation, 
this is the brightest fireball I've ever recorded. I 
estimate the terminal explosion at magnitude -18."  
Meteors this bright are called superbolides; they are 
caused by small (meter-class) asteroids and are likely 
to pepper the ground with meteorites when they explode.  
Visit http://spaceweather.com to watch the fireball video 
and contribute sighting reports that could help pinpoint 
any meteoritic debris.