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(meteorobs) Re: Santa Fe Fireball
In sci.astro.amateur, healrth@nm-usdot campus.mcidot net (Jim Cummings)
wrote:
>Thursday Oct 3, 8:00pm
>Saw what appeared to be a low-altitude fireball, heading north from the
>plains, into the southern end of the Sangre de Cristos, just southeast of
>Santa Fe.
>When I first saw it, it was in full glory; I don't know how much I missed.
>It burned brilliant green, with active, changing head and tail, for
>several (3-6) seconds, then disintigrated in a show of gold, into 4 or 5
>smaller pieces, glowing white, spread out in a line, until they seemed to
>burn out, another 3-5 seconds later.
>Distance is of course unknown, to me it seemed that the final shards were
>not far over the foothills. It seemed to be travelling as fast as a low
>flying airplane.
>Looking for another viewer, to help confirm position and height. Any one
>else happen to see it?
>It was surely the most thrilling 10 seconds of my five years of amateur viewing!
Mark Davis
MeteorObs@charlestondot net
Awendaw, South Carolina, USA
Coordinator, North American Meteor Network (NAMN)
Assistant Coordinator, ALPO Meteors Section
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