What was that!!!???
A few minutes ago at 00:07:45 =/- a few seconds there was a huge flash in the sky. Five minutes later, almost to the second, there was a low rumbling sound. That puts the explosion about 300 km away. I just spoke to Joe Bauman who is at the Wedge. He said he was facing away from it and it was so bright he thought a car was driving up with headlights on. He saw many pieces falling but heard no sound over the clatter of his generator. Wow! patrick
Sadly I slept right through it: http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=8714738 Make sure and read the descriptive comments. Drat! Dave On Nov 18, 2009, at 12:31 AM, Patrick Wiggins wrote:
A few minutes ago at 00:07:45 =/- a few seconds there was a huge flash in the sky. Five minutes later, almost to the second, there was a low rumbling sound. That puts the explosion about 300 km away.
I just spoke to Joe Bauman who is at the Wedge. He said he was facing away from it and it was so bright he thought a car was driving up with headlights on. He saw many pieces falling but heard no sound over the clatter of his generator.
Wow!
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You gotta be kidding me!!!! Here is my observation report from Monday night.... ------------------------------ *I made the comment myself last night.... "Orion lets us know when it's time to Ski"....everyone laughed!* * The girlfriend, some friends, and I were out observing the Leonids in the relatively Dark Skies of Western Mass. A little area known as Arunah Hill. I was in high school when I started observing from this clearing that sits atop a 300 feet hill with a beautiful south-easterly aspect. Perfect for everything really...especially meteor showers. I have seen an increase in light pollution over the last 12 years, still,the observing is usually pretty good. * * Last year wasn't the greatest year for the Leonids. Mostly because we were waiting for the moon to set. This year was a different story. Unfortunately, this years show lacked spectacular fire-balls, break-ups, or near misses....just lots and lots of activity.* * We traveled the hour from Springfield, MA and made camp by 10. Ate dinner and caught a few hours of sleep. We awoke about 2AM....tempted to stay in the warm tent, we eventually transitioned our bed-rolls to their "Under the Stars" Configuration! * * No one will believe this, but as soon as I poked my head out the tent I saw two massive streaks, one in the east and one in the west. That was super exciting for sure.* * We observed from 230 to 530. There were too many meteors to count! It was a great year for the Leonids. I've seen better displays in the past, but this was pretty damn good! At one point I saw five in just 30 seconds!* * Moral of the story...if you have frost on your bivy when your done observing a Meteor Shower....it's time to ski, Damnit! And if you forget, Orion will remind you!* On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 8:10 AM, Dave Bennett <dlbennett@mac.com> wrote: Sadly I slept right through it: http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=8714738
Make sure and read the descriptive comments. Drat!
Dave
On Nov 18, 2009, at 12:31 AM, Patrick Wiggins wrote:
A few minutes ago at 00:07:45 =/- a few seconds there was a huge flash in
the sky. Five minutes later, almost to the second, there was a low rumbling sound. That puts the explosion about 300 km away.
I just spoke to Joe Bauman who is at the Wedge. He said he was facing away from it and it was so bright he thought a car was driving up with headlights on. He saw many pieces falling but heard no sound over the clatter of his generator.
Wow!
patrick
On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 12:31 AM, Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> wrote:
A few minutes ago at 00:07:45 =/- a few seconds there was a huge flash in the sky. Five minutes later, almost to the second, there was a low rumbling sound. That puts the explosion about 300 km away.
I just spoke to Joe Bauman who is at the Wedge. He said he was facing away from it and it was so bright he thought a car was driving up with headlights on. He saw many pieces falling but heard no sound over the clatter of his generator.
I saw that too - I was sitting in my front room (facing east), working on my laptop and saw several bright flashes that lit up the outside of the house and yard. My first thought was that it may have been a bolide. I didn't see the source of the light. But then I convinced myself that it must have been my neighbor's car headlights. The aftermath shown in the picture accompanying this article: http://www.sltrib.com/ci_13814412 looks very similar to a circular cloud trail I saw to the west over the Oquirrhs yesterday afternoon at about 1:00. Did anyone else see that? Any idea what caused it? -- Michael W Thelen To have doubted one's own first principles is the mark of a civilized man. -- Oliver Wendell Holmes
Yes, I saw the circular pattern, over the Oquirrhs, during my dog walk. It resembled a contrail and there were several other contrails visible. I figured it was a jet making a steep banking turn over the Army Airfield out there.
On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 12:31 AM, Patrick Wiggins
<paw@wirelessbeehive.com> wrote:
A few minutes ago at 00:07:45 =/- a few seconds there was a huge flash in the sky. Â Five minutes later, almost to the second, there was a low rumbling sound. Â That puts the explosion about 300 km away.
I just spoke to Joe Bauman who is at the Wedge. Â He said he was facing away from it and it was so bright he thought a car was driving up with headlights on. Â He saw many pieces falling but heard no sound over the clatter of his generator.
I saw that too - I was sitting in my front room (facing east), working on my laptop and saw several bright flashes that lit up the outside of the house and yard. My first thought was that it may have been a bolide. I didn't see the source of the light. But then I convinced myself that it must have been my neighbor's car headlights.
The aftermath shown in the picture accompanying this article:
http://www.sltrib.com/ci_13814412
looks very similar to a circular cloud trail I saw to the west over the Oquirrhs yesterday afternoon at about 1:00. Did anyone else see that? Any idea what caused it?
-- Michael W Thelen To have doubted one's own first principles is the mark of a civilized man. -- Oliver Wendell Holmes
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Hi everyone! I have four video cameras running at my house 24/7. I got it on four cameras but it is recorded in a dvr format that is Microsoft Recorded TV Show. I have been trying all morning to convert it to something to share. Unfortunately they are security cameras aimed at places at the house and not on the sky. Anyone have the capability to convert this file? Steve Fisher
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:49:14 -0700 From: erikhansen@TheBlueZone.net To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] What was that!!!???
Yes, I saw the circular pattern, over the Oquirrhs, during my dog walk. It resembled a contrail and there were several other contrails visible. I figured it was a jet making a steep banking turn over the Army Airfield out there.
On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 12:31 AM, Patrick Wiggins
<paw@wirelessbeehive.com> wrote:
A few minutes ago at 00:07:45 =/- a few seconds there was a huge flash in the sky. Â Five minutes later, almost to the second, there was a low rumbling sound. Â That puts the explosion about 300 km away.
I just spoke to Joe Bauman who is at the Wedge. Â He said he was facing away from it and it was so bright he thought a car was driving up with headlights on. Â He saw many pieces falling but heard no sound over the clatter of his generator.
I saw that too - I was sitting in my front room (facing east), working on my laptop and saw several bright flashes that lit up the outside of the house and yard. My first thought was that it may have been a bolide. I didn't see the source of the light. But then I convinced myself that it must have been my neighbor's car headlights.
The aftermath shown in the picture accompanying this article:
http://www.sltrib.com/ci_13814412
looks very similar to a circular cloud trail I saw to the west over the Oquirrhs yesterday afternoon at about 1:00. Did anyone else see that? Any idea what caused it?
-- Michael W Thelen To have doubted one's own first principles is the mark of a civilized man. -- Oliver Wendell Holmes
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How large are the files in terms of Hard Drive Storage. If you can upload the data somewhere, I will take a look.....microsoft formats are the easiest to convert but, I'll give it a shot. -Rich On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 2:34 PM, Steve FISHER <sfisher01@msn.com> wrote:
Hi everyone! I have four video cameras running at my house 24/7. I got it on four cameras but it is recorded in a dvr format that is Microsoft Recorded TV Show. I have been trying all morning to convert it to something to share.
Unfortunately they are security cameras aimed at places at the house and not on the sky.
Anyone have the capability to convert this file?
Steve Fisher
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:49:14 -0700 From: erikhansen@TheBlueZone.net To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] What was that!!!???
Yes, I saw the circular pattern, over the Oquirrhs, during my dog walk. It resembled a contrail and there were several other contrails visible. I figured it was a jet making a steep banking turn over the Army Airfield out there.
On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 12:31 AM, Patrick Wiggins
<paw@wirelessbeehive.com> wrote:
A few minutes ago at 00:07:45 =/- a few seconds there was a huge flash in the sky. Â Five minutes later, almost to the second, there was a low rumbling sound. Â That puts the explosion about 300 km away.
I just spoke to Joe Bauman who is at the Wedge. Â He said he was facing away from it and it was so bright he thought a car was driving up with headlights on. Â He saw many pieces falling but heard no sound over the clatter of his generator.
I saw that too - I was sitting in my front room (facing east), working on my laptop and saw several bright flashes that lit up the outside of the house and yard. My first thought was that it may have been a bolide. I didn't see the source of the light. But then I convinced myself that it must have been my neighbor's car headlights.
The aftermath shown in the picture accompanying this article:
http://www.sltrib.com/ci_13814412
looks very similar to a circular cloud trail I saw to the west over the Oquirrhs yesterday afternoon at about 1:00. Did anyone else see that? Any idea what caused it?
-- Michael W Thelen To have doubted one's own first principles is the mark of a civilized man. -- Oliver Wendell Holmes
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Thanks rich, I just converted it to an AVI file and posted a link to my Youtube site. It isn't going to make news since the quality is so poor but it is mine. Steve
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:51:10 -0500 From: ilove2getspam@gmail.com To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] What was that!!!???
How large are the files in terms of Hard Drive Storage. If you can upload the data somewhere, I will take a look.....microsoft formats are the easiest to convert but, I'll give it a shot.
-Rich
On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 2:34 PM, Steve FISHER <sfisher01@msn.com> wrote:
Hi everyone! I have four video cameras running at my house 24/7. I got it on four cameras but it is recorded in a dvr format that is Microsoft Recorded TV Show. I have been trying all morning to convert it to something to share.
Unfortunately they are security cameras aimed at places at the house and not on the sky.
Anyone have the capability to convert this file?
Steve Fisher
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:49:14 -0700 From: erikhansen@TheBlueZone.net To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] What was that!!!???
Yes, I saw the circular pattern, over the Oquirrhs, during my dog walk. It resembled a contrail and there were several other contrails visible. I figured it was a jet making a steep banking turn over the Army Airfield out there.
On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 12:31 AM, Patrick Wiggins
<paw@wirelessbeehive.com> wrote:
A few minutes ago at 00:07:45 =/- a few seconds there was a huge flash in the sky. Â Five minutes later, almost to the second, there was a low rumbling sound. Â That puts the explosion about 300 km away.
I just spoke to Joe Bauman who is at the Wedge. Â He said he was facing away from it and it was so bright he thought a car was driving up with headlights on. Â He saw many pieces falling but heard no sound over the clatter of his generator.
I saw that too - I was sitting in my front room (facing east), working on my laptop and saw several bright flashes that lit up the outside of the house and yard. My first thought was that it may have been a bolide. I didn't see the source of the light. But then I convinced myself that it must have been my neighbor's car headlights.
The aftermath shown in the picture accompanying this article:
http://www.sltrib.com/ci_13814412
looks very similar to a circular cloud trail I saw to the west over the Oquirrhs yesterday afternoon at about 1:00. Did anyone else see that? Any idea what caused it?
-- Michael W Thelen To have doubted one's own first principles is the mark of a civilized man. -- Oliver Wendell Holmes
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I feel certain that the cloud formation shown in the Trib could have been from the meteor, because the photo was taken seven hours later. Any trail would have dissipated quickly. I saw no hint of a trail at the time of the event, and the starlight could have been bright to have shown one. -- Joe --- On Wed, 11/18/09, erikhansen@TheBlueZone.net <erikhansen@TheBlueZone.net> wrote: From: erikhansen@TheBlueZone.net <erikhansen@TheBlueZone.net> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] What was that!!!??? To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2009, 11:49 AM
Yes, I saw the circular pattern, over the Oquirrhs, during my dog walk. It resembled a contrail and there were several other contrails visible. I figured it was a jet making a steep banking turn over the Army Airfield out there.
On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 12:31 AM, Patrick Wiggins
<paw@wirelessbeehive.com> wrote:
A few minutes ago at 00:07:45 =/- a few seconds there was a huge flash in the sky. Â Five minutes later, almost to the second, there was a low rumbling sound. Â That puts the explosion about 300 km away.
I just spoke to Joe Bauman who is at the Wedge. Â He said he was facing away from it and it was so bright he thought a car was driving up with headlights on. Â He saw many pieces falling but heard no sound over the clatter of his generator.
I saw that too - I was sitting in my front room (facing east), working on my laptop and saw several bright flashes that lit up the outside of the house and yard. My first thought was that it may have been a bolide. I didn't see the source of the light. But then I convinced myself that it must have been my neighbor's car headlights.
The aftermath shown in the picture accompanying this article:
http://www.sltrib.com/ci_13814412
looks very similar to a circular cloud trail I saw to the west over the Oquirrhs yesterday afternoon at about 1:00. Did anyone else see that? Any idea what caused it?
-- Michael W Thelen To have doubted one's own first principles is the mark of a civilized man. -- Oliver Wendell Holmes
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YIKES, I meant COULD NOT have been from the meteor. Boy, I'm tired. Joe --- On Wed, 11/18/09, Joe Bauman <josephmbauman@yahoo.com> wrote: From: Joe Bauman <josephmbauman@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] What was that!!!??? To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2009, 7:30 PM I feel certain that the cloud formation shown in the Trib could have been from the meteor, because the photo was taken seven hours later. Any trail would have dissipated quickly. I saw no hint of a trail at the time of the event, and the starlight could have been bright to have shown one. -- Joe --- On Wed, 11/18/09, erikhansen@TheBlueZone.net <erikhansen@TheBlueZone.net> wrote: From: erikhansen@TheBlueZone.net <erikhansen@TheBlueZone.net> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] What was that!!!??? To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2009, 11:49 AM
Yes, I saw the circular pattern, over the Oquirrhs, during my dog walk. It resembled a contrail and there were several other contrails visible. I figured it was a jet making a steep banking turn over the Army Airfield out there.
On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 12:31 AM, Patrick Wiggins
<paw@wirelessbeehive.com> wrote:
A few minutes ago at 00:07:45 =/- a few seconds there was a huge flash in the sky. Â Five minutes later, almost to the second, there was a low rumbling sound. Â That puts the explosion about 300 km away.
I just spoke to Joe Bauman who is at the Wedge. Â He said he was facing away from it and it was so bright he thought a car was driving up with headlights on. Â He saw many pieces falling but heard no sound over the clatter of his generator.
I saw that too - I was sitting in my front room (facing east), working on my laptop and saw several bright flashes that lit up the outside of the house and yard. My first thought was that it may have been a bolide. I didn't see the source of the light. But then I convinced myself that it must have been my neighbor's car headlights.
The aftermath shown in the picture accompanying this article:
http://www.sltrib.com/ci_13814412
looks very similar to a circular cloud trail I saw to the west over the Oquirrhs yesterday afternoon at about 1:00. Did anyone else see that? Any idea what caused it?
-- Michael W Thelen To have doubted one's own first principles is the mark of a civilized man. -- Oliver Wendell Holmes
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Joe, While I've never personally witnessed an ionization trail lasting more than an hour, the photo in the Trib looks just like the curly- cue 'smoke trails' I've seen with brighter fireballs and can imagine the trail of a -14 or brighter bolide lasting for several hours. I was driving to work at 6:40 and saw the unusual wisps and curly-cues but didn't connect them to the meteor. I wish I had looked longer... Dave Bennett On Nov 18, 2009, at 7:32 PM, Joe Bauman wrote:
YIKES, I meant COULD NOT have been from the meteor. Boy, I'm tired. Joe
--- On Wed, 11/18/09, Joe Bauman <josephmbauman@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: Joe Bauman <josephmbauman@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] What was that!!!??? To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2009, 7:30 PM
I feel certain that the cloud formation shown in the Trib could have been from the meteor, because the photo was taken seven hours later. Any trail would have dissipated quickly. I saw no hint of a trail at the time of the event, and the starlight could have been bright to have shown one. -- Joe
--- On Wed, 11/18/09, erikhansen@TheBlueZone.net <erikhansen@TheBlueZone.net> wrote:
From: erikhansen@TheBlueZone.net <erikhansen@TheBlueZone.net> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] What was that!!!??? To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2009, 11:49 AM
Yes, I saw the circular pattern, over the Oquirrhs, during my dog walk. It resembled a contrail and there were several other contrails visible. I figured it was a jet making a steep banking turn over the Army Airfield out there.
On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 12:31 AM, Patrick Wiggins
<paw@wirelessbeehive.com> wrote:
A few minutes ago at 00:07:45 =/- a few seconds there was a huge flash in the sky. Â Five minutes later, almost to the second, there was a low rumbling sound. Â That puts the explosion about 300 km away.
I just spoke to Joe Bauman who is at the Wedge. Â He said he was facing away from it and it was so bright he thought a car was driving up with headlights on. Â He saw many pieces falling but heard no sound over the clatter of his generator.
I saw that too - I was sitting in my front room (facing east), working on my laptop and saw several bright flashes that lit up the outside of the house and yard. My first thought was that it may have been a bolide. I didn't see the source of the light. But then I convinced myself that it must have been my neighbor's car headlights.
The aftermath shown in the picture accompanying this article:
http://www.sltrib.com/ci_13814412
looks very similar to a circular cloud trail I saw to the west over the Oquirrhs yesterday afternoon at about 1:00. Did anyone else see that? Any idea what caused it?
-- Michael W Thelen To have doubted one's own first principles is the mark of a civilized man. -- Oliver Wendell Holmes
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Well, it seems to be in the right direction. But it's hard for me to imagine a trail would stay around so long. Thanks, Joe --- On Wed, 11/18/09, Dave Bennett <dlbennett@mac.com> wrote: From: Dave Bennett <dlbennett@mac.com> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] What was that!!!??? To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2009, 7:49 PM Joe, While I've never personally witnessed an ionization trail lasting more than an hour, the photo in the Trib looks just like the curly-cue 'smoke trails' I've seen with brighter fireballs and can imagine the trail of a -14 or brighter bolide lasting for several hours. I was driving to work at 6:40 and saw the unusual wisps and curly-cues but didn't connect them to the meteor. I wish I had looked longer... Dave Bennett On Nov 18, 2009, at 7:32 PM, Joe Bauman wrote:
YIKES, I meant COULD NOT have been from the meteor. Boy, I'm tired. Joe
--- On Wed, 11/18/09, Joe Bauman <josephmbauman@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: Joe Bauman <josephmbauman@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] What was that!!!??? To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2009, 7:30 PM
I feel certain that the cloud formation shown in the Trib could have been from the meteor, because the photo was taken seven hours later. Any trail would have dissipated quickly. I saw no hint of a trail at the time of the event, and the starlight could have been bright to have shown one. -- Joe
--- On Wed, 11/18/09, erikhansen@TheBlueZone.net <erikhansen@TheBlueZone.net> wrote:
From: erikhansen@TheBlueZone.net <erikhansen@TheBlueZone.net> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] What was that!!!??? To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2009, 11:49 AM
Yes, I saw the circular pattern, over the Oquirrhs, during my dog walk. It resembled a contrail and there were several other contrails visible. I figured it was a jet making a steep banking turn over the Army Airfield out there.
On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 12:31 AM, Patrick Wiggins
<paw@wirelessbeehive.com> wrote:
A few minutes ago at 00:07:45 =/- a few seconds there was a huge flash in the sky. Â Five minutes later, almost to the second, there was a low rumbling sound. Â That puts the explosion about 300 km away.
I just spoke to Joe Bauman who is at the Wedge. Â He said he was facing away from it and it was so bright he thought a car was driving up with headlights on. Â He saw many pieces falling but heard no sound over the clatter of his generator.
I saw that too - I was sitting in my front room (facing east), working on my laptop and saw several bright flashes that lit up the outside of the house and yard. My first thought was that it may have been a bolide. I didn't see the source of the light. But then I convinced myself that it must have been my neighbor's car headlights.
The aftermath shown in the picture accompanying this article:
http://www.sltrib.com/ci_13814412
looks very similar to a circular cloud trail I saw to the west over the Oquirrhs yesterday afternoon at about 1:00. Did anyone else see that? Any idea what caused it?
-- Michael W Thelen To have doubted one's own first principles is the mark of a civilized man. -- Oliver Wendell Holmes
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I feel certain that the cloud formation shown in the Trib could have been from the meteor, because the photo was taken seven hours later.
Could have been or could not have been? On Nov 18, 2009, at 7:30 PM, Joe Bauman wrote:
I feel certain that the cloud formation shown in the Trib could have been from the meteor, because the photo was taken seven hours later. Any trail would have dissipated quickly. I saw no hint of a trail at the time of the event, and the starlight could have been bright to have shown one. -- Joe
--- On Wed, 11/18/09, erikhansen@TheBlueZone.net <erikhansen@TheBlueZone.net> wrote:
From: erikhansen@TheBlueZone.net <erikhansen@TheBlueZone.net> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] What was that!!!??? To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2009, 11:49 AM
Yes, I saw the circular pattern, over the Oquirrhs, during my dog walk. It resembled a contrail and there were several other contrails visible. I figured it was a jet making a steep banking turn over the Army Airfield out there.
On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 12:31 AM, Patrick Wiggins
<paw@wirelessbeehive.com> wrote:
A few minutes ago at 00:07:45 =/- a few seconds there was a huge flash in the sky. Â Five minutes later, almost to the second, there was a low rumbling sound. Â That puts the explosion about 300 km away.
I just spoke to Joe Bauman who is at the Wedge. Â He said he was facing away from it and it was so bright he thought a car was driving up with headlights on. Â He saw many pieces falling but heard no sound over the clatter of his generator.
I saw that too - I was sitting in my front room (facing east), working on my laptop and saw several bright flashes that lit up the outside of the house and yard. My first thought was that it may have been a bolide. I didn't see the source of the light. But then I convinced myself that it must have been my neighbor's car headlights.
The aftermath shown in the picture accompanying this article:
http://www.sltrib.com/ci_13814412
looks very similar to a circular cloud trail I saw to the west over the Oquirrhs yesterday afternoon at about 1:00. Did anyone else see that? Any idea what caused it?
-- Michael W Thelen To have doubted one's own first principles is the mark of a civilized man. -- Oliver Wendell Holmes
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Not, not, not. Sorry about the typo in my first note. -- Joe --- On Wed, 11/18/09, Dave Bennett <dlbennett@mac.com> wrote: From: Dave Bennett <dlbennett@mac.com> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] What was that!!!??? To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2009, 7:35 PM
I feel certain that the cloud formation shown in the Trib could have been from the meteor, because the photo was taken seven hours later.
Could have been or could not have been? On Nov 18, 2009, at 7:30 PM, Joe Bauman wrote:
I feel certain that the cloud formation shown in the Trib could have been from the meteor, because the photo was taken seven hours later. Any trail would have dissipated quickly. I saw no hint of a trail at the time of the event, and the starlight could have been bright to have shown one. -- Joe
--- On Wed, 11/18/09, erikhansen@TheBlueZone.net <erikhansen@TheBlueZone.net> wrote:
From: erikhansen@TheBlueZone.net <erikhansen@TheBlueZone.net> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] What was that!!!??? To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2009, 11:49 AM
Yes, I saw the circular pattern, over the Oquirrhs, during my dog walk. It resembled a contrail and there were several other contrails visible. I figured it was a jet making a steep banking turn over the Army Airfield out there.
On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 12:31 AM, Patrick Wiggins
<paw@wirelessbeehive.com> wrote:
A few minutes ago at 00:07:45 =/- a few seconds there was a huge flash in the sky. Â Five minutes later, almost to the second, there was a low rumbling sound. Â That puts the explosion about 300 km away.
I just spoke to Joe Bauman who is at the Wedge. Â He said he was facing away from it and it was so bright he thought a car was driving up with headlights on. Â He saw many pieces falling but heard no sound over the clatter of his generator.
I saw that too - I was sitting in my front room (facing east), working on my laptop and saw several bright flashes that lit up the outside of the house and yard. My first thought was that it may have been a bolide. I didn't see the source of the light. But then I convinced myself that it must have been my neighbor's car headlights.
The aftermath shown in the picture accompanying this article:
http://www.sltrib.com/ci_13814412
looks very similar to a circular cloud trail I saw to the west over the Oquirrhs yesterday afternoon at about 1:00. Did anyone else see that? Any idea what caused it?
-- Michael W Thelen To have doubted one's own first principles is the mark of a civilized man. -- Oliver Wendell Holmes
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