[AZ-Observing] Re: Fireball last night (sat.)

I saw this from Kitt Peak.  I'm a telescope operator/jack-of-all-trades with
the Nightly Observing Program, and was walking around taping manila
envelopes over the automatic headlights of some of our departing customers.
I concur in the time and direction given by Steve.  It seemed to shed some
pieces before disappearing.  Awesome!

Kevin

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From: "Ray & Nora Toscano" <toscano1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 6:03 PM
Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: Fireball last night (sat.)


> A few of us saw the same fireball from our TIMPA observing site west of
> Tucson. Thom Peck was the first to spot it in his 12.5" dob while
> observing M106. His alert gave the rest of us a chance to observe it
> pass above Jupiter and on into Sextans/Hydra. Much brighter than Venus
> and left a long trail for a few seconds.
>
> Ray
>
> Steve Coe wrote:
>
> >Howdy;
> >AJ and I saw a very nice fireball last night, we were doing a viewing
session from east of Fountain Hills off the Beeline Hwy.  The bright meteor
was in the southeast, it moved from Hydra into Puppis.  The color was a
brilliant blue-white and it broke up at the end of the path.  I would
estimate its path at 60 degrees long and the magnitude at -6, it was
brighter than Venus.
> >
> >Unlike the usual meteor there was time for me to turn AJ around and he
had time to observe the last half of its track and give it an "OO-AH" with
me.  According to AJ's watch it was 9:44 MST.
> >
> >Anyone else see this beauty?
> >Steve Coe
> >
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