[meteorite-list] Large UK fireball!

From: Martin Goff <msgmeteorites_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2012 10:36:39 +0100
Message-ID: <CAKEL=tCLG=kEC2mQTeR-cUp9GEXuw9b0_zAkMdSQrfpt+T1cxw_at_mail.gmail.com>

Thankyou Alex, I do feel blessed to have seen it from start to finish
and from such a clear viewpoint as where I was, simply stunning :-)
Would be even better to have a rock in the collection from an event
such as this where you witnessed it yourself! However my hopes are low
as I think the 'somewhere' is going to be in the sea :-( I really
hope I am wrong though :-)

Cheers

Martin

On 22/09/2012, Alexander Seidel <gsac at gmx.net> wrote:
> Congrats, Martin, for being in the right place at the right time! Must have
> been a gorgeous sighting, just like winning the lottery. As Rob already
> pointed out, seeing this going west it unlikely will or could have been a
> decaying satellite, as almost all of those are heading eastwards somehow,
> along with earth rotation direction, so what you saw was a spectacular
> fireball most likely originating from "the real stuff" ....
>
> Did it drop something to Earth somewhere, and where is that "somewhere"?
> :-)
>
> Alex
> Berlin/Germany
>
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> -------- Original-Nachricht --------
>> Datum: Sat, 22 Sep 2012 01:09:30 +0100
>> Von: Martin Goff <msgmeteorites at gmail.com>
>> An: Michael Farmer <mike at meteoriteguy.com>
>> CC: "meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com"
>> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>, "Matson, Robert D."
>> <ROBERT.D.MATSON at saic.com>
>> Betreff: Re: [meteorite-list] Large UK fireball!
>
>> Mike, It was absolutely stunning! Am just amazed that i saw it as i
>> was on patrol in my vehicle. Right place, right time for once!
>>
>> Unfortunately it appears that it will have dropped anything into the sea
>> :-(
>>
>> Fingers crossed for otherwise though, you never know :-)
>>
>> Am a very happy chappy :-)
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Martin
>>
>> On 22/09/2012, Michael Farmer <mike at meteoriteguy.com> wrote:
>> > wow, that would have been incredible to see in person!
>> >
>> > Michael Farmer
>> >
>> > Sent from my iPad
>> >
>> > On Sep 21, 2012, at 4:54 PM, "Matson, Robert D."
>> <ROBERT.D.MATSON at saic.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >> 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
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