Colorado Fireball 9/8/2014, did you see it? |
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Colorado Fireball 9/8/2014, did you see it? |
  Sep 9 2014, 07:25 PM
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 Master Mucker!  Group: Admin Posts: 4,149 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 3  |
Yesterday (9/8/2014) early at about 4:30 am in the southern skies I saw from my vantage point in the SLV, a very bright and multi colored meteor or?
It began at about 45-50 degrees of inclination and was headed straight downward toward the horizon in the south. At first it was bright white, then turned green, then blue, then orange with a large smokey plume the whole time it was visible .....once orange started it got really bright for an instant and was gone. (exploded possibly?) I've checked space weather, the all sky cams system and news online both yesterday and today but didn't find anything for Colorado or New Mexico. Did look somewhat similar to the one spotted in Spain the day before though. Anyone else see the multi colored fireball over southern Colorado yesterday morning? -------------------- CP-Owner/Administrator
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Sep 9 2014, 07:33 PM
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 Master Mucker! Group: Members Posts: 2,430 Joined: 6-June 13 From: Falcon, CO Member No.: 82,915 |
wow... definitely missed that!
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Sep 10 2014, 07:50 AM
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Shovel Buster! Group: Members Posts: 65 Joined: 28-August 14 From: Colorado Springs, CO Member No.: 118,061 |
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Sep 10 2014, 06:45 PM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 4,149 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 3 |
Bingo Rockyrat thanks? I think that is what I saw.
 Time is exactly along the time I estimated and placement in the sky would be appropriate.Knew I couldn't have been the only one to see it. Now hopefully we'll find out what it was in the near future too, a meteor with really cool color trails or something else? The multi colored trail in the one shot looks very similar to what my vantage point view was. Thanks for the link 
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Sep 12 2014, 12:55 PM
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 Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 875 Joined: 25-July 14 From: Westminster, CO Member No.: 117,949 |
Looks like it was reported on the American Meteor Society's website as well (Event 2110): AMS Query.
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Sep 23 2014, 04:40 PM
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 Master Mucker! Group: Members Posts: 1,282 Joined: 13-January 14 From: Lakewood, Colorado Member No.: 116,305 |
I read that it was believed to be a downed Russian spy satellite. Of course the Russians deny everything.
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