[meteorite-list] [4] West Virginia / Maryland Event

From: MexicoDoug <mexicodoug_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Oct 2011 02:51:37 -0400 (EDT)
Message-ID: <8CE539DDBFCF11A-784-3CF87_at_webmail-m068.sysops.aol.com>

OK List - Ah ha!

http://www.tinyurl.com/3fxm9rr

http://tinyurl.com/695utw8

>From Ken Christison:

First is the stacked image, consisting of 197
30 second frames. This image has been photoshopped a bit, by cloning
out some distracting automobile light trails on the road in front of
our house
in a couple frames. The second one is the frame that contains the trail
of
the meteor. It occurred at 4:24 AM eastern time. I was very fortunate in
that the battery in the camera went dead 2 frames after the meteor.
These were shot with a Nikon D300 with a 12-24mm Tokina wide angle lens.
I live near Conway, NC which is near the VA border and about 25 miles
east
of I-95.

The above photos:
Photo Analysis From Bill Cooke

 From the non-star trail image, I was able to get a crude astrometric
fit and obtained the following for the meteor:

time: Oct 4, 2011 4:24 EDT
Start Az, El: 331.8, 10.9
Flare Az, El: 342.0, 4.4
Last Az, El: 344.4, 2.9

Assumed location (photographer): Conway, NC (36 deg 26' N, 77 deg 13.5'
W)

*******

and not to be outdone - radar by our own guy!

http://tinyurl.com/63nsjgo

Marc Fries: radar hit shows up on Dulles NEXRAD radar, altitude is
18,000', location is 39.437473 -78.643898 comes complete with Doppler
velocity anomaly moving 41 kts away from the radar; a strong local
turbulence signature

ref:
http://tinyurl.com/67bvbky





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(Oct 4 Event)
According to Allegany County 9-1-1 officials at about 4:30 this
morning folks throughout Western Maryland awoke to a sonic boom created
by a meteorite that moved through the area. 12 calls were made to
Allegany County 9-1-1 beginning at about 4:22 am from Frostburg to
Oldtown. Callers reported hearing a loud boom and seeing a blue or
green light flashing through the sky. County 9-1-1 officials from
around West Virginia claimed they received calls about feeling the
sonic boom from Carpendale, Capn Bridge and Wardensville. Early reports
are that the meteorite may have allegedly crashed somewhere in
Virginia. But Virginia Emergency Management officials say they have had
no meteorite reports. NASA officials have been unable to confirm the
reports at this point.


-----Original Message-----
From: MexicoDoug <mexicodoug at aim.com>
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Check the line going North-east from around Petersburg WV to
Chaneysville PA ...

"Like a lightning bolt that lit up the sky"

3-4 second daylight - like Sun

several reports of fragmentation like fireworks with fragments glowing
like lightning bolts

Louder sonic booms: Allegany County, MD


-----Original Message-----
From: MexicoDoug <mexicodoug at aim.com>
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Sent: Sat, Oct 8, 2011 1:08 am
Subject: [meteorite-list] West Virginia / Maryland Event


OK, why so mum everyone? Will someone let on ...

We know Mike isn't there yet, Jim, what's up?; The other new PA Mike,
anything?;

Wasn't the 04:22 EDT event on October 4, the most promising since Ash
Creek in the USA? I know if I had my liberty I'd be in Allegany County
now....or is it too mountainous to be worth it?

What gives - and who's analyzed it?

Someone look up the radar, something, let's hear about it please! If
it's a wrong, it's a good one.

Almost Heaven - West Virginia! Foggier than the clouds that is, at the
moment ....

Doug
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