[meteorite-list] 8/3/2012 Fireball seen from Coors Field, CO

From: Jim Wooddell <nf114ec_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2012 18:43:25 -0700
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That is pretty good calculating, Rob! Meteors abound right now...catching bunches on the skycam. Iam posting video composites on my FaceBook page and I see NASA is posting them too! hoping for clear skies!
Jim Wooddell

Jim Wooddell via Mobile

"Matson, Robert D." <ROBERT.D.MATSON at saic.com> wrote:

>Hi Mike/Shawn/List,
>
>Following Shawn's post, I looked at the video and came to the same
>conclusion -- way too fast to be a space object, and very unlikely
>to be visible *through* the clouds in any case. Despite that, I
>~did~ check Denver and Cheyenne radars to see if anything showed
>up. Lots of weather/clouds at the time, but no obvious bolides.
>
>Unfortunate, btw, that no one bothered to indicate WHEN the bolide
>occurred on August 3rd. I had to estimate it based on the game
>being in the top of the 6th, 2 outs, 2-2 count in a 3-0 game at
>the time, knowing the game started at 6:40 pm MDT, and that local
>sunset occurred around 8:17 pm. --Rob
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com
>[mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of
>Michael Farmer
>Sent: Friday, August 10, 2012 6:43 AM
>To: Shawn Alan
>Cc: Meteorite Central
>Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] 8/3/2012 Fireball seen from Coors
>FieldColorado During SF Giants Game
>
>Wayyyyyy too fast! Looked like a bug flying just in front of the camera.
>Michael Farmer
>
>Sent from my iPhone
>On Aug 9, 2012, at 5:57 PM, Shawn Alan <photophlow at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello Listers,
>>
>> Though I would share this with all you :) I wonder if it made any
>meteorites and if so where.
>>
>>
>> A fireball meteorite is seen at 0:15 during the SF Giants/CO Rockies
>game at Coors Field in Denver, CO on 8/3/12. Dave Flemming is announcing
>on Comcast Sports Bay Area channel. Giants won 16-4! This must have
>been an extremly bright fireball as it is visible from behind cloud
>cover!
>>
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dx2DThXr0Ig
>>
>> Shawn Alan
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