(meteorobs) Re: [Fireball] sighting in BC

[Christina Martens]

Hi all

I have lurked on this list for quite a while fascinated by the subject but
feel totally unqualified to report sightings. Still, I live in Duncan BC and
observed this meteor (or whatever) on the 10th just before ten pm (thought
it might be earlier that 9:45) moving north east. It lasted for at least a
couple of seconds and was bright white. Don't know if that helps

Christina Martens

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From: meteorobs-bounces at meteorobs.org
[mailto:meteorobs-bounces at meteorobs.org] On Behalf Of Ed Majden
Sent: November 18, 2005 11:56 AM
To: dedalus at alum.mit.edu
Cc: mameteors at yahoo.com; meteorobs meteorobs
Subject: (meteorobs) Re: [Fireball] sighting in BC

on 11/18/05 10:31, Lew Gramer at mameteors at yahoo.com wrote:

>> Subject: Meteorite sighting in BC
>> Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 22:52:42 -0800
>> 
>> November 10, approximate time 9:45 pm, I spotted a very bright meteor 
>> crashing into earths atmosphere and heading in a northerly direction. 
>> I was watching the sky from the government dock in Squirrel Cove on 
>> Cortes Island BC Canada when I saw this 'shooting star'  It was 
>> surely the brightest episode I have ever witnessed in the 30 years I 
>> have been noticing activity in the sky's.
>> ken
> 
    I just checked the Sandia All-sky tape at EMO Courtenay, B.C. and it
detected a bright meteor at 09:40:28 MST, Nov 10, 2005 in my NE sector.  It
does not sound like your meteor as this one was heading in an apparent
Southerly direction.  I monitored the tape +/- 15 minutes of your time and
no other detections were recorded.  There was some scattered cloud in the
area.  No other reports have been received so there will probably be no
follow up on this event.


Ed Majden  B.C. - Fireball Network Coordinator - AMS Meteor Spectroscopy
West Coast Sandia Bolide Detection Station Courtenay B.C. CANADA

http://members.shaw.ca/epmajden/index.htm


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