(meteorobs) Just witnessed a major fireball Oct 29, 2008 0128ut - Colorado

[Thomas Dorman]

Chris and Thomas 
Just saw a fireball at 9:03pm MDT in my southern sky.Sent a message to Jim Gamble maybe he got it.Blue Green in color,strangly flashing.My guess it was about 2 seconds duration.Left short train lasting about a second.
Thomas Dorman



--- On Tue, 10/28/08, Chris Peterson <clp at alumni.caltech.edu> wrote:

> From: Chris Peterson <clp at alumni.caltech.edu>
> Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Just witnessed a major fireball Oct 29, 2008 0128ut - Colorado
> To: "Global Meteor Observing Forum" <meteorobs at meteorobs.org>
> Date: Tuesday, October 28, 2008, 10:11 PM
> Yes, it's certainly on my camera. The full path is north
> of my location, so 
> you were seeing it from quite far. I've also had
> witness reports submitted 
> from around the state- looks like it was visible for at
> least a couple 
> hundred mile radius.
> 
> I can't view data while the camera is running, but the
> information will get 
> posted tomorrow morning. It should be on some of the other
> cameras as well.
> 
> Chris
> 
> *****************************************
> Chris L Peterson
> Cloudbait Observatory
> http://www.cloudbait.com
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Thomas Ashcraft"
> <ashcraft at heliotown.com>
> To: "Global Meteor Observing Forum"
> <meteorobs at meteorobs.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 7:57 PM
> Subject: (meteorobs) Just witnessed a major fireball Oct
> 29,2008 0128ut - 
> Colorado
> 
> 
> > October 28, 2008  1928 MDT  ( October 29, 2008   
> 0128:50 UT   )
> >
> > I am pleased to report that I just eye-witnessed a
> major fireball event
> > out my window. This fireball was traveling east to
> west, possibly over
> > central Colorado. It was long trailed, turquoise and
> green, and shed
> > sparks.  I am pretty sure that Chris Peterson at
> Cloudbait captured it.
> > It might have been right over Chris's observatory
> or maybe north of
> > him.  Not sure.  From Chris's raw logs it looks
> like this fireball may
> > have been at least 300 miles north of my location.
> >
> > Interestingly, as I look at my radio charts, the
> forward scatter signal
> > was rather small compared to the size of this meteor.
> >
> > I expect you will be hearing further reports about
> this particular
> > fireball and if someone captured it to film it will be
> stunning.
> >
> > I will post my data tomorrow and am hoping for more
> reports from Colorado.
> >
> > Clear skies,
> > Thomas Ashcraft
> > New Mexico
> 
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