Was amazing Dave! :-) Right place, right time. Was so similar to Peekskill, just awesome!
22/09/2012, Dave Gheesling <[email protected]> wrote: > What good fortune...to see that live, Martin :) > Cheers, > Dave > www.fallingrocks.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Martin > Goff > Sent: Friday, September 21, 2012 7:44 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 > > -- 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
