[AZ-Observing] Re: Fireball at 9:45 pm, July 3rd
- From: Sam Rua <sam@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2012 10:55:18 -0700
That must have been a cool sight to see it reappear below the cloud deck.
Sounds like there may be more hunting for "gold" in the Superstition Mountains.
- Sam
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On Jul 5, 2012, at 10:10 AM, Dan Heim <dan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> BUMP: I can't believe nobody else saw that fireball. Just before it
> extinguished, I actually saw it pass through a cloud deck and reappear
> briefly below. So it must have been pretty low, and maybe resulted in a
> ground-fall. If it did, based on my (rough) estimate of the trajectory,
> that would have happened somewhere in the far East Valley, maybe even
> east of Apache Junction.
> On 7/3/2012 10:08 PM, Dan Heim wrote:
>> Fellow Stargazers,
>> Was out on my deck here in New River enjoying the Anthem fireworks
>> display. Caught a bonus around 9:45 pm. Fireball in the same field of
>> view. Here's the stats ...
>>
>> Appeared at azimuth 180 elevation 30.
>> Disappeared at azimuth 135 elevation 20.
>> Visible for approximately 15 seconds.
>> Color = blue-white.
>> Fairly constant magnitude = -2 to -3
>>
>> Anyone else catch it?
>>
>> Dan
>>
>>
>> .
>
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