[AZ-Observing] Re: beautiful bolide, was Pierre's 65th Birthday

From: "Wayne (aka Mr. Galaxy)" <mrgalaxy@xxxxxxxx>
To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, haclist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Sun, 15 May 2011 19:54:17 GMT
15480 Empire Rd.
Benson, AZ 85602
hm ph: 520-586-2244

Thanks for the additional information, guys, maybe Mark can get a triangulation 
on it. 

Clear skies, 
Wayne (aka Mr. Galaxy)


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From: "Brad Geisler" <bradley154@xxxxxxx>
To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: Pierre Schwaar's 65th Birthday
Date: Sun, 15 May 2011 09:56:26 -0700

Derrick,

I also caught it from 20th St and Baseline at approx 10:55 PM. I was at the 
EP and sensed the illumination. I did not see it in duration, but saw the 
bright green core collapse into small pieces. From my vantage point it 
appeared to be headed due east from
a south easterly position when I picked it up visually. Luckily, it was a 
slightly higher elevation than the rooftops around my home to the SE..

Quite nice to view.

Brad


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Derrick Lim" <antaresv@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2011 11:57 PM
Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: Pierre Schwaar's 65th Birthday


Hello Wayne,

Actually while driving home at the intersection of Pecos and Santan Village 
Parkway/Greenfield, I saw the ending of a green bolide exploding to pieces 
in the south easterly direction right at about the same time ~ 11:00pm. I 
was wondering would anyone else have witnessed it and post it on 
AZ-observing. :)

Derrick
Queen Creek, AZ


On May 14, 2011, at 11:46 PM, Wayne (aka Mr. Galaxy) wrote:

> 15480 Empire Rd.
> Benson, AZ 85602
> hm ph: 520-586-2244
>
> Wow, that is hard to accept that Pierre (Pete as I knew him in Tucson) has 
> been gone 12 years and that he would now be 65. Thanks for remembering a 
> wonderful and ingenious friend, Jenn and Tom.
>
> Although Pierre didn't have much, he always had a bed for my wife, Arlene, 
> and I to sleep in when we came to Phoenix to visit my daughter, Kristen. I 
> still remember his binocular chair fondly and his Jovian time-lapse videos 
> were outstanding.
>
> Despite the nearly full moon tonight (14/15 May), I was outside observing 
> double stars in Lyra. At 10:55pm AZ local time I sensed a bright, 
> blue-white light moving and knew immediately it wasn't a car going by. I 
> pulled away from the eyepiece as quick as I could and saw a nice 
> approximately -10 bolide nearly overhead traveling south to north through 
> the keystone of Hercules. It ended pretty much overhead so that I don't 
> think anybody in Phoenix should have seen it, but observers in the Sierra 
> Vista/Tucson area probably witnessed it. Beautiful way to celebrate 
> Pierre's birthday.
>
> Clear skies,
> Wayne (aka Mr. Galaxy)

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