[meteorite-list] Los Angeles Meteor Creates Bright Light Across Southern California Sky

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2013 12:57:28 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <201302222057.r1MKvSTC001626_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/22/la-meteor-fireball_n_2742509.html

LA Meteor Creates Bright Light Across Southern California Sky,
According To Witness Reports
By Kathleen Miles
The Huntington Post
February 22, 2013
 
Dozens of witnesses submitted accounts to the American Meteor Society
that they saw what appeared to be a fireball, which is a very bright
meteor, at about 10:30 p.m. The reports came in from across the LA area,
including Alhambra, Anaheim, Burbank, Culver City, Garden Grove,
La Crescenta, Pasadena and Ventura.

"There was extreme detail of this fireball from my location," Leslie A.
of La Crescenta reported to AMS. "I actually saw flames with a trail of
glowing lime green attached to it. very large in size. We are up toward
the mountains."

One user on Instagram posted a photo, with the caption, "Truly feel lucky
ti [SIC] have seen one of these tonight! #meteor #small #toclose [SIC]
#scary #exciting!"

Slavik L. of Los Angeles wrote, "The glowing long trail was with it the
entire time it was in my vision. From overhea until it looked like it went
into the Silver Lake Reservoir." He continued, "The glow of the fireball
was very thick and then at the end very small trail. Everything was blue
and white."

The LA light show Thursday was particularly memorable for Micah P. of
Glendale. "I've seen a few astronomical occurrences in my lifetime but
nothing like this," he said. "I'm an amateur photographer and I was too
shell shocked to grab my camera!! But I'll never forget it either!!!"

The sightings come days after Bay Area residents witnessed a stunning
fireball shoot across the sky, and Floridians witnessed a meteor shower.
But by far the most spectacular was, also this month, a meteor that
blazed across the western Siberian sky and exploded with the force of
20 atomic bombs, injuring more than 1,000 people.
Received on Fri 22 Feb 2013 03:57:28 PM PST