ELPALLSKY ALERT...Meteors With A Side Of Aurorae Borealis 03 & 04JUN2011

Report And FITS Inquiries From Missouri Indicate Possible Celestial Show On Tap For Mainly Northern Latitudes...

From ELPALLSKY 04JUN2011:

Northern latitude skywatchers may be in for quite the celestial treat over the next couple nights. In a "Chatbox" report, a Missouri couple tells ELPALLSKY they witnessed a bright meteor in conjunction with what they believe to be Northern Lights the night of June 3rd 2011....

From Jessica and Jeremy-Southwest Missouri:

Jun 3 2011, 10:21 PM Guest113 (guest): My husband and I saw (in MO) a thick blue and green light slowly move across the sky, then it stayed there for several seconds.. long enough for me to tell my husband to look up and see it for himself. Also my husband saw a similar light move around a star in a circular pattern several minutes before we saw the long streak of light... however, this one I did not get to see myself. This all happened at 23:00CST

From FITS Inquiries:

Ballwin, Missouri arrived from google.com on "elp allsky: FITS Suggests Possible Midwestern States Major Meteor Fireball 02JUN2011...Initial Illinois Reports..." by searching for june 2 2011 fireball. 14:42:47 -- 3 hours 44 mins ago
 

Saint Charles, Missouri arrived from google.com on "elp allsky: FITS Indicates Possible NY State Meteor Fireball 03JUN2011" by searching for JUNE 3RD METEOR.
14:13:20 -- 4 hours 13 mins ago
 

Independence, Missouri arrived from google.com on "elp allsky" by searching for light in sky june 3rd, 2011 at night.
11:44:26 -- 6 hours 44 mins ago
 

Springfield, Missouri arrived from google.com on "elp allsky: ELPALLSKY ALERT...Meteors With A Side Of Aurorae Borealis 03 & 04JUN2011" by searching for meteor 6/3/2011.
11:38:36 -- 6 hours 50 mins ago
 

United States arrived from google.com on "elp allsky" by searching for meteor lebanon mo.
09:33:55 -- 8 hours 55 mins ago

West Plains, Missouri arrived from google.com on "elp allsky: FITS Indicates Possible NY State Meteor Fireball 03JUN2011" by searching for june 3,2011 meteor?.
00:57:32 -- 19 minutes ago
 

Springfield, Missouri arrived from google.com on "elp allsky" by searching for odd lights in the sky june 3, 2011 23:00.
23:47:23 -- 1 hour 29 mins ago
 

Lebanon, Missouri arrived from google.com on "elp allsky" by searching for huge flash across the sky.
23:44:26 -- 1 hour 39 mins ago
 

Columbia, Missouri arrived from google.com on "elp allsky" by searching for meteorite.
23:25:35 -- 1 hour 59 mins ago
 

According to NASA's SPACEWEATHER.COM a solar wind stream is buffeting Earth's ionosphere and is producing Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights), and will likely do so for the next couple nights. With recently elevated fireball sightings being reported to fireball monitoring websites, the opportunity to see both simultaneously remains good. Check back with ELPALLSKY periodically for updates...and as always, if you see a fireball, especially if you catch one while photographing Northern Lights, please share with others who may see the same thing by emailing pics/videos to wxtx01@gmail.com Thank you and enjoy!

Image Credit: NASA, Caltech, Jeremie Vaubaillon et al.