Thanks Rob and Dennis, Maybe one of our valued list members will call and get coordinates. If I wasn't traveling to parts unknown for the next few days I'd do it myself.
On Tue, Apr 15, 2014 at 10:09 AM, Dennis Miller <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello! You may have already done this, but the ABC 15 news desk may share > Matt Larsen's phone number. > He could help give you a good line of flight. News desk #⃣1-602-685-6297 > Good Luck! > Dennis > Oh, Matt is the one who took picture.. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Apr 15, 2014, at 9:18 AM, "Matson, Rob D." <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Hi All, >> >> Here's a link to a good astrophoto of the fireball as seen from the >> Tempe area (Popago Park): >> >> http://www.abc15.com/news/state/meteor-sighting-reported-in-arizona >> >> I'm trying to determine the exact location the picture was taken >> from. Perhaps one of our many Arizona list members can identify >> the hills in the foreground. The image is centered on the eastern >> horizon; the bright object just right of center and right of the >> meteor is an airplane, but to the upper right of the plane are Spica >> and Mars. Arcturus, Muphrid and Izar are all easily visible to >> the upper left of the meteor. The terminus of the meteor is a >> tad south of due east -- around azimuth 94. (A more precise azimuth >> could be determined with a full plate solution for the many stars >> in the image.) The location of the photographer is pretty close >> to ideal for the purposes of triangulation with the NMSU video, >> since their viewpoints are at close to right angles to one another. >> The intersection of the NMSU terminal vector and the Popago Park >> astrophoto endpoint is over the Organ Mountains northwest of >> White Sands Space Harbor. >> >> --Rob >> >> ______________________________________________ >> >> Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ > > Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list -- Rock On! Ruben Garcia http://www.MrMeteorite.com ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
