[meteorite-list] Large UK fireball!

From: Martin Goff <msgmeteorites_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2012 10:31:28 +0100
Message-ID: <CAKEL=tDTgmA_Xa-da9Du_GHzwsx0zS4TPSYiaY_rL+VvfB6_3A_at_mail.gmail.com>

Dirk,

It may be a recycled video but looks the real deal to me compared to
what I saw. Plenty of other ones are definitely recycled but I think
that one is genuine. Your site got hit hard, loads of reports, any
word from anyone on making a definite trajectory and end point?

Cheers

Martin

On 22/09/2012, drtanuki <drtanuki at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Rob, Martin, That video seems very familiar...it may be a recycled video?
> I am not 100% certain. Best Regards, Dirk Ross...Tokyo
>
> --- On Sat, 9/22/12, Matson, Robert D. <ROBERT.D.MATSON at saic.com> wrote:
>
>> From: Matson, Robert D. <ROBERT.D.MATSON at saic.com>
>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Large UK fireball!
>> To: "Martin Goff" <msgmeteorites at gmail.com>
>> Cc: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>> Date: Saturday, September 22, 2012, 8:54 AM
>> Hi Martin,
>>
>> Given the east-to-west direction, space junk is extremely
>> unlikely.
>> (Very few manmade objects in such retrograde orbits.)
>>
>> Unfortunately, from your description it sounds like it most
>> likely
>> ended up going over Southport into the Irish Sea southeast
>> of the
>> Isle of Man. Your location is less than 60 km from the
>> coast.
>>
>> --Rob
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com
>> [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com]
>> On Behalf Of Martin
>> Goff
>> Sent: Friday, September 21, 2012 4:44 PM
>> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>> Subject: [meteorite-list] Large UK fireball!
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I have just been exceedingly fortunate to view a large
>> fragmenting
>> fireball over the UK. Absolutely amazing sight! Looked so
>> similar to
>> Peekskill with lots of fragmentation. Am unfortunately at
>> work all night
>> so unable to further research it but already there are
>> numerous reports
>> and sightings. A video of the event has been found here:
>>
>> (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df89jhMjLXY)
>>
>> Might be space junk? The fireball had a definite greenish
>> tinge at the
>> beginning.
>>
>> Going east to west. from the A627 in Chadderton, Oldham,
>> Lancashire.
>> Startpoint 25 degrees altitude, 90 degrees azimuth. Endpoint
>> 20 degrees
>> altitude, 290 degrees azimuth. visible for 40 seconds at
>> 22:55hrs
>> 21/9/12. Went from green to orange to yellow with lots of
>> fragmentation.
>> Am still gobsmacked that i saw it!!!! Hopefully it will have
>> dropped
>> some meteorites and hopefully not into the sea!
>>
>> Anyway back to work now :-(
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Martin
>> --
>> Martin Goff
>> www.msg-meteorites.co.uk
>> IMCA #3387
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-- 
Martin Goff
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