[meteorite-list] small fireball report

From: Matson, Robert <ROBERT.D.MATSON_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:50:25 2004
Message-ID: <AF564D2B9D91D411B9FE00508BF1C8698E5B74_at_US-Torrance.mail.saic.com>

Hi Tracy,

> About 7 p.m. (shortly after dusk) my husband and I went out
> to try to see Comet Ikeya-Zhang. NO luck; we've been having
> precipitation off and on for the past 48 hours, but we did
> see a very bright meteor. It stayed up almost directly
> overhead for about 30 seconds, like a parachute flare but
> not drifting, before slowly dimming and going out.

I think it is highly likely you saw an Iridium flare, more
specifically from Iridium 61 around 7:19:35 pm. How bright
it got would depend on your exact location. As I recall, you're
somewhere near Kihei, yes?

Best,
Rob
Received on Mon 08 Apr 2002 04:49:55 PM PDT