Fire Ball

I'm in Waterloo, New York, at approximately 42° 45' N; 76° 54' W.
That's about half way between Syracuse and Rochester. At 12:31 a.m.
this morning, almost due north, passing from about 30 degrees above
the horizon to about 20 degrees above the horizon, I saw a very large,
bright fireball, greenish in color. It was much brighter than a
typical meteor. Just wondering if anyone else saw anything.

"Robert A. Walker" wrote in message
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I'm in Waterloo, New York, at approximately 42° 45' N; 76° 54' W.
That's about half way between Syracuse and Rochester. At 12:31 a.m.
this morning, almost due north, passing from about 30 degrees above
the horizon to about 20 degrees above the horizon, I saw a very large,
bright fireball, greenish in color. It was much brighter than a
typical meteor. Just wondering if anyone else saw anything.

Robert:
Please report any fireball observations to the following: AMS
(American Meteor Society),
NAMN (North American Meteor Network), IMO (International Meteor
Organization), the meteorobs news group. If over Canada MIAC (Meteorites
and Impacts Advisory Committee to the Canada Space Agency). These orgs can
be found doing a search with "google". You can also do a search
for"fireball reports". I have forwarded your report to meteorobs which is a
subscribed newsgroup.

Ed Majden - MIAC Associate
Sandia Bolide Detection Station
Courtenay, B.C. CANADA
http://www.amsmeteors.org/index.html

"Robert A. Walker" wrote in message
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I'm in Waterloo, New York, at approximately 42° 45' N; 76° 54' W.
That's about half way between Syracuse and Rochester. At 12:31 a.m.
this morning, almost due north, passing from about 30 degrees above
the horizon to about 20 degrees above the horizon, I saw a very large,
bright fireball, greenish in color. It was much brighter than a
typical meteor. Just wondering if anyone else saw anything.

Robert:
Please report any fireball observations to the following: AMS
(American Meteor Society),
NAMN (North American Meteor Network), IMO (International Meteor
Organization), the meteorobs news group. If over Canada MIAC (Meteorites
and Impacts Advisory Committee to the Canada Space Agency). These orgs can
be found doing a search with "google". You can also do a search
for"fireball reports". I have forwarded your report to meteorobs which is a
subscribed newsgroup.

Ed Majden - MIAC Associate
Sandia Bolide Detection Station
Courtenay, B.C. CANADA
http://www.amsmeteors.org/index.html

Robert wrote:

I'm in Waterloo, New York, at approximately 42° 45' N; 76° 54' W.
That's about half way between Syracuse and Rochester. At 12:31 a.m.
this morning, almost due north, passing from about 30 degrees above
the horizon to about 20 degrees above the horizon, I saw a very large,
bright fireball, greenish in color. It was much brighter than a
typical meteor. Just wondering if anyone else saw anything.


I see these occasionally and always feel that when I do the heavens have
served me up something special. You may find a google search on "bolide"
most informative.


--
Martin
Looking for an additional site to file on which to file your observation
reports?
Planets, stars, DSOs, satellites. . .whatever you've observed, feel free to
report on at:

Formal or informal. . .any format welcome!

Robert wrote:

I'm in Waterloo, New York, at approximately 42° 45' N; 76° 54' W.
That's about half way between Syracuse and Rochester. At 12:31 a.m.
this morning, almost due north, passing from about 30 degrees above
the horizon to about 20 degrees above the horizon, I saw a very large,
bright fireball, greenish in color. It was much brighter than a
typical meteor. Just wondering if anyone else saw anything.


I see these occasionally and always feel that when I do the heavens have
served me up something special. You may find a google search on "bolide"
most informative.


--
Martin
Looking for an additional site to file on which to file your observation
reports?
Planets, stars, DSOs, satellites. . .whatever you've observed, feel free to
report on at:

Formal or informal. . .any format welcome!

--
Martin

Looking for an additional site on which to file your observation reports?
Planets, stars, DSOs, satellites. . .whatever you've observed, feel free to
report on at:

Formal or informal. . .any format welcomed!

--
Martin

Looking for an additional site on which to file your observation reports?
Planets, stars, DSOs, satellites. . .whatever you've observed, feel free to
report on at:

Formal or informal. . .any format welcomed!

"Robert A. Walker" wrote in message
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I'm in Waterloo, New York, at approximately 42° 45' N; 76° 54' W.
That's about half way between Syracuse and Rochester. At 12:31 a.m.
this morning, almost due north, passing from about 30 degrees above
the horizon to about 20 degrees above the horizon, I saw a very large,
bright fireball, greenish in color. It was much brighter than a
typical meteor. Just wondering if anyone else saw anything.

I saw one too. I was on the deck checking out Mars, but the seeing was
terrible, so I sat up and just happened to be looking in the right spot
(west south west and maybe 25 degrees above horizon) when it happened. It
sort of scared me for a moment it was so large and bright, definitely the
largest I have ever seen. It was also greenish, and aqua and VERY bright,
it almost hurt the eyes sort of like a camera flash! After the flash I
observed several smaller fragments spreading out like lead shot from a
shotgun and continue towards the horizon. Direction of travel was from
north to south at quite a high speed. Observed from Calgary at 06:35 UT
(12:35 am local).

Jim

"Robert A. Walker" wrote in message
om...
I'm in Waterloo, New York, at approximately 42° 45' N; 76° 54' W.
That's about half way between Syracuse and Rochester. At 12:31 a.m.
this morning, almost due north, passing from about 30 degrees above
the horizon to about 20 degrees above the horizon, I saw a very large,
bright fireball, greenish in color. It was much brighter than a
typical meteor. Just wondering if anyone else saw anything.

I saw one too. I was on the deck checking out Mars, but the seeing was
terrible, so I sat up and just happened to be looking in the right spot
(west south west and maybe 25 degrees above horizon) when it happened. It
sort of scared me for a moment it was so large and bright, definitely the
largest I have ever seen. It was also greenish, and aqua and VERY bright,
it almost hurt the eyes sort of like a camera flash! After the flash I
observed several smaller fragments spreading out like lead shot from a
shotgun and continue towards the horizon. Direction of travel was from
north to south at quite a high speed. Observed from Calgary at 06:35 UT
(12:35 am local).

Jim

"Ed Majden" wrote in message .ca...
"Robert A. Walker" wrote in message
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I'm in Waterloo, New York, at approximately 42° 45' N; 76° 54' W.
That's about half way between Syracuse and Rochester. At 12:31 a.m.
this morning, almost due north, passing from about 30 degrees above
the horizon to about 20 degrees above the horizon, I saw a very large,
bright fireball, greenish in color. It was much brighter than a
typical meteor. Just wondering if anyone else saw anything.

Robert:
Please report any fireball observations to the following: AMS
(American Meteor Society),
NAMN (North American Meteor Network), IMO (International Meteor
Organization), the meteorobs news group. If over Canada MIAC (Meteorites
and Impacts Advisory Committee to the Canada Space Agency). These orgs can
be found doing a search with "google". You can also do a search
for"fireball reports". I have forwarded your report to meteorobs which is a
subscribed newsgroup.

Ed Majden - MIAC Associate
Sandia Bolide Detection Station
Courtenay, B.C. CANADA
http://www.amsmeteors.org/index.html

Thanks. Will do in the future.