[meteorite-list] NEW FALL?! Need help from the list.

Mark Hodges markh5 at cox.net
Fri Feb 15 23:32:26 EST 2008


I'm not even sure it is a meteor. This is 24 hours of time lapse 
compressed into 15 seconds, it's hard to tell for sure but looking at 
the time code as the light moves across the sky
it seems to take quite awhile.

Mark

Michael Gilmer wrote:

>Hi All,
>
>A friend of mine managed to catch what appears to be
>fireball with an impact on his webcam.  He is an
>amateur astronomer with a webcam setup and caught the
>fireball on a time lapse sequence.
>
>Can anyone with some experience watch this video and
>render an informed opinion?  And if this is a meteor
>streaking in and hitting the Earth, where should he
>report this to?
>
>http://www.wunderground.com/webcams/Strgazr27/1/video.html?month=02&year=2008&filename=current.flv
>
>
>Pay attention to the first 10 seconds or so of the
>video.
>Click on the play icon and watch from the left side
>of the screen.
>
>My friend's description of the video :
>
>"This was taken looking NW out of my second story
>bedroom window. This would be looking towards the
>Westchester NY area just N or New York City. "
>
>Any input or thoughts on what to do with this?
>
>MikeG
>
>PS - I'd love to go hunt it down, but I am not free
>to travel! (assuming it's a meteorite)
>
>
>
>
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