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[stargazer]

Coming home from Triton last night I was looking out seeing if I could see any stars and all of a sudden I saw this HUGE Fireball. It was about 15º up to the South and ended with a very bright Poof at about 10º to the North. It had about a 3 sec train on it and very colorful. I would have to say it lasted about 15 sec. I dont remember seeing any th big or bright in this area in a long me. This was around 0:15 UT you couldnt miss it. I wish I would have had a camera with me to get a pic of it. I dont know if it nt out quietly. We had the windows rolled up. It didnt seem like it was all that far from the Highway. I know it idnt hit the ground as it nt out in a blaze of glory. LOL

Oh well I thought I would share this this you guys.


Becky

[Chicago Astronomer - Astro Joe]

Excellent catch on the fireball.

Too bad the window was up, as it would have been interesting if it made any sound.

I think we will be seeing more of the bolides now, lot of unusual reports coming in.

[Chicago Astronomer - Astro Joe]

Hey Becks,

While checking my stats, someone from Little Rock Arkansas did a Google search on "Chicago Meteor" and stopped by the forum.

Perhaps news got around about your meteor!

[stargazer]

Well it turned out when I reported this fireball it was a Bolide. Not bad for a tired Astronomer just looking for stars in the sky while driving home from Triton.

Thought I would let you know what all I found out during my reporting. I will keep an eye on the site to see if its posted or not. If its posted I will try to get it in here somehow. They list the fireballs reported on their site. With this being a Boide I sure they will post it.


Becky