It was most definitely caught on many cameras. I just saw it in a couple of
clips on CNN. The images they showed aren't very good. There are probably
better ones out there. But in the CNN clips, you can tell it was breaking up
into smaller pieces. And you can see the point at which it went into 'dark
flight'. I don't know, but from the video clips I saw, it looks like a few
pretty good sized chunks of something may have survived the trip through the
atmosphere. I hope there were enough pictures taken from different
perspectives to work out the trajectory, and possible impact zones.
Arizona might have a new happy hunting ground.
Dennis Cox
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From: "Erik Fisler" <phxe...@yahoo.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 10:13 PM
To: "Meteorite List" <Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>;
<mina...@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Green Fireball in Tempe, AZ.
Yes Mark that would be the time I was trying to describe, 7:45 local time.
I posted right away within 3 minutes of seeing it.
[Erik]
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From: Mark Bowling <mina...@yahoo.com>
To: Erik Fisler <phxe...@yahoo.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 9:14 PM
Subject: Re: Green Fireball in Tempe, AZ.
Erik,
Do you mean 7:45 pm local time? About 10 minutes before your post?
Very exciting - hopefully someone caught this one on camera!
Thanks,
Mark
From: Erik Fisler <phxe...@yahoo.com>
To: Meteorite List <Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 7:54 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Green Fireball in Tempe, AZ.
Hi list.
I just went for a quick lap around my apartments at McClintock and
University here in Tempe. I started at approx 7:45pm GMT and while I was
running south I saw a vibrant green fireball streak, break up and then it
went
dark. Unfortunately I wasn't close enough to hear a sonic boom but I did
hear a very soft pop like a bottle rocket far away. It appeared to be 25
degrees West of South and was about 20-30 degrees from the horizon. It's
was moving fairly slow so I assume it was far south. Can someone check
Doppler? It must have had a better sighting further South like in Casa
Grande or Tucson.
[Erik]
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