Dirk, It may be a recycled video but looks the real deal to me compared to what I saw. Plenty of other ones are definitely recycled but I think that one is genuine. Your site got hit hard, loads of reports, any word from anyone on making a definite trajectory and end point?
Cheers Martin On 22/09/2012, drtanuki <[email protected]> wrote: > Rob, Martin, That video seems very familiar...it may be a recycled video? > I am not 100% certain. Best Regards, Dirk Ross...Tokyo > > --- On Sat, 9/22/12, Matson, Robert D. <[email protected]> wrote: > >> From: Matson, Robert D. <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Large UK fireball! >> To: "Martin Goff" <[email protected]> >> Cc: [email protected] >> Date: Saturday, September 22, 2012, 8:54 AM >> Hi Martin, >> >> Given the east-to-west direction, space junk is extremely >> unlikely. >> (Very few manmade objects in such retrograde orbits.) >> >> Unfortunately, from your description it sounds like it most >> likely >> ended up going over Southport into the Irish Sea southeast >> of the >> Isle of Man. Your location is less than 60 km from the >> coast. >> >> --Rob >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] >> On Behalf Of Martin >> Goff >> Sent: Friday, September 21, 2012 4:44 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [meteorite-list] Large UK fireball! >> >> Hi all, >> >> I have just been exceedingly fortunate to view a large >> fragmenting >> fireball over the UK. Absolutely amazing sight! Looked so >> similar to >> Peekskill with lots of fragmentation. Am unfortunately at >> work all night >> so unable to further research it but already there are >> numerous reports >> and sightings. A video of the event has been found here: >> >> (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df89jhMjLXY) >> >> Might be space junk? The fireball had a definite greenish >> tinge at the >> beginning. >> >> Going east to west. from the A627 in Chadderton, Oldham, >> Lancashire. >> Startpoint 25 degrees altitude, 90 degrees azimuth. Endpoint >> 20 degrees >> altitude, 290 degrees azimuth. visible for 40 seconds at >> 22:55hrs >> 21/9/12. Went from green to orange to yellow with lots of >> fragmentation. >> Am still gobsmacked that i saw it!!!! Hopefully it will have >> dropped >> some meteorites and hopefully not into the sea! >> >> Anyway back to work now :-( >> >> Cheers >> >> Martin >> -- >> Martin Goff >> www.msg-meteorites.co.uk >> IMCA #3387 >> ______________________________________________ >> >> Visit the Archives at >> http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >> ______________________________________________ >> >> Visit the Archives at >> http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >> > -- Martin Goff www.msg-meteorites.co.uk IMCA #3387 ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
