[meteorite-list] Scientist: Bright light over N.M. was a meteor

From: Mike Groetz <mpg444_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 04:26:40 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <886381.43685.qm_at_web33003.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

Pretty decent video included with this article.
Mike

http://kob.com/article/stories/S442240.shtml?cat=520

KOB.com
Posted at: 05/12/2008 06:39:23 PM
 
Updated at: 05/12/2008 09:24:03 PM
 
By: Valerie Castro KOB-TV, and Joshua Panas KOB-TV
 
Scientist: Bright light over N.M. was a meteor
  
It turns out a mysterious flash of lights over the
Sandia Crest was most likely a meteor.

The bright streak was spotted just after 2:00 Monday
morning.

Video of the flashing light was captured by an
observatory near Santa Fe.

According to a UNM scientist, it was most likely a
meteor passing through the earth's atmosphere.

It's a rare sight for anyone to witness, but the real
treasure is finding the meteorite once it lands.

"It would be worth something scientifically for sure,
and you know everybody is interested in finding
meteorites that come from this fireball event," said
UNM research scientist Dr. James Karner.

Dr. Karner says the dry deserts of New Mexico make it
easier to spot meteorites on the ground.

Thomas Ashcraft, the man who captured the video from
his observatory, says the space rock probably landed
in eastern New Mexico or the Texas panhandle.
 
 



      ____________________________________________________________________________________
Be a better friend, newshound, and
know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ
Received on Tue 13 May 2008 07:26:40 AM PDT