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Meteors light up morning sky, or was it something else? By Rocky Mountain News January 4, 2007 It was neither a bird nor a plane, but something lit up the early-morning sky today. The brilliant streaks of light appeared to fall from north to south over the western part of the metro area, CBS 4 News reported. Residents in Colorado, Wyoming and New Mexico reported seeing the display. Chris Peterson, an astronomer and research associate with the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, told CBS 4 News the event was most likely a meteor shower. There have been no reports of debris hitting the ground or of any injuries. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.coloradoan.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070104/NEWS01/70104004 Bright meteor a sight for Coloradans By LAURA BAILEY The Coloradoan January 4, 2007 A brilliant meteor shower streaked across Colorado skies this morning to the delight of surprised onlookers. Calls to police and media starting coming in shortly after 6:15 a.m. from locals who reported seeing an "unreal" bright light slowly streaking across the sky from north to south. The light was described as having an extremely bright head with a tail that emitted sparks or smoke. The shower was spotted in southeastern Wyoming and continued down along the Front Range, said meteorologist Don Day. What people witnessed was either a meteor or space junk, such as old satellite debris, he said. Onlookers reported the meteor could be seen for about 30 seconds. ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
