Breaking Meteor News...Major Event Over Gulf Coast/Deep South...AK, TX, MS, AL, SC 11Jan2011

Many reports of an very large meteor/fireball over nearly the entire SE U.S....Standby for updates...If you saw this event please post to my chat box. STANDBY FOR NEWS...
UPDATE...Reports of sonic booms over SE AR shaking homes, rattling windows...Standby for more...

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 The following are initial unedited reports on this major event...

Jan 11 2011, 8:07 PM

amber (guest): i live in huntington arkansas,its 93pm i saw like a great big ball of fire that got brighter then as it like was getting brighter before it fell a green light lit up the sky.this is the second time i saw this.it was in december about 10opm i don't know what it is but it is really creeping me out.makes me think of war of the worlds,aliens.who knows i just hope we are all safe.

Jan 11 2011, 8:16 PM

Guest951 (guest): ~8:45 PM Grand Prairie Texas, Driving East on I-20, Witnessed a streak which turned to a fireball and broke up into several pieces before dropping below the horizon.

Jan 11 2011, 8:20 PM

Guest112 (guest): 8:45 pm Battles Wharf, Alabama I witnessed a greenish streak with trailing sparks in the WNW sky heading westward. Looked Like a singe shot roman candle.

Jan 11 2011, 9:32 PM

Guest665 (guest): I am in Clinton, MS. Around 8:45pm CST I witnessed a very bright flash that appeared to be originating in the SW sky. It lit up almost the entire skyline so hard to tell original direction.

Jan 11 2011, 9:45 PM

Guest440 (guest): Saucir MS, About 8:45 PM CT I saw a bright fireball to my NW. I'm about 10 Miles N of Gulfport, MS 

Jan 11 2011,  9:59 PM Erin In FLA Email's:
Saw this tonight! I am in the Florida panhandle though. It was the biggest I had ever seen, and bright green, direction was almost straight into the Gulf. It was around 8:40 pm, I was traveling west on US Hwy 98, towards Destin having just left Panama city beach. It started low in the sky, bright green and ended in a fireball in what seemed like the gulf. I hope this helps you. 

Jan 11 2011, 10:37 PM

Guest131 (guest): Saw this all the way in Florida Panhandle, just west of Panama City Beach. Bright green meteor ending in bright fireball... made my report to the AMS. It was by far the most awesome meteor I have ever seen.

Jan 12 2011, 2:46 AM

Guest563 (guest): i live in franklin, la and around 8:49pm i spotted a huge falling star/meteor! Its been a while since i saw one that big so i wondered if i was seeing things but obviously not! awesome!

Jan 12 2011, 8:09 AM

Guest800 (guest): I live between Garrison and Nacogdoches Texas. Last night (January 11, 2011)when I was standing on my front porch I witnessed a green "falling star". I was standing facing east when the "star" appeared. It was burning green with sparkles falling from it much like that of a single firework. It burned for just a brief time as it fell and disappeared behind the treeline. From my point of view,the star looked like it fell from top to bottom in the eastern sky

Jan 13 2011, 12:11 PM

Guest307 (guest): I saw this same "bolide" or meteor as well. I was in my car traveling east on Hwy 154 between Quitman and Gilmer, Tx. It flashed through the sky from north to south in a downward angle until it disappeared in the horizon of trees. I was at the top a hill (Kelsey Hill) when I saw it. My radio clock said 8:47 (pm), and I immediately called my dad to ask him what it could have been. It first appeared orangish-yellow (firey) and quickly changed to a bright green color until it dipped into the horizon. 

It was in the lower northeastern sky from my reference, and it never crossed over HWY 154 before it dropped into the horizon of trees. It looked as if it was going to hit the Gilmer HS football stadium from where I was. It reminded me of a comet with a long streaking tail behind it........although the tail was a bright whitish-blue color, like a straight or semi-arched lightning bolt. It also reminded me of a colossal-sized green roman candle firework that got loose and hit the ground. Definitely a once in a lifetime sight!

Rikki Seely
Gilmer, Tx

Jan 14 2011, 8:26 AM

304 (guest): between 8:45-9:00 pm in San Augustine Texas, there was a green and orange light falling from the sky. As it went behind the trees, there was a white flash.

Breaking News...Another Large Bright Fireball SW NM, N MX 11JAN2011...

08:21:16 UTC 01:21:16 MST 11Jan2010...ELPALLSKY captured video of yet another large fireball over western NM...this one likely over southwestern New Mexico traveling into northern-northwestern Mexico. Preliminary video and a composite image are posted below. More info upcoming.

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Video from an anonymous source in Cochise Co., AZ

Jan 11 2011, 01:21 AM MST

Guest959 (guest): The same event recorded in Cochise County, Arizona at about 0120 hours MST; a short video clip is on youtube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJ1roeanT-w

From Sandia National Laboratories Sentinel Camera
Jan 11, 2011 01:21 AM MST
"Yes, we have that event. Our SNL Roof camera has it beginning at about Az 216, El 6.5 and ending at Az 212, El 2 degrees. Duration was 3.23 seconds."

From MMT Observatory Mt. Hopkins, AZ

Others Who Saw This Event...

Guest205 (guest): I saw it as well, bright with red then green trail, after midnight, before 2 or so,

Guest959 (guest): The same event recorded in Cochise County, Arizona at about 0120 hours MST; a short video clip is on youtube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJ1roeanT-w

California Meteor Reported to ELPALLSKY Jan 10 2011, 10:27 PM

Guest299 (guest): 1/10/11 San Clemente, CA at about 8:45 pm I saw a bright very fast object move through the sky. It had a trail like fire behind it. AMAZING I have never seen anything like this.
Jan 11 2011, 10:22 AM Guest599 (guest): 1/10/11 around 9:45 PM, we were driving down the Silver Creek hill in San Jose, CA. It was a HUGE round red/white ball with a long tail. It was way bigger than a regular "shooting star" in the sky. I'm surpised I haven't been able to find news reports on it.

Jan 11 2011, 10:46 AM Guest1 (guest): I live in Santa Cruz, CA and last night about 9:15ish I was out side walking to my car when my 8 year old son and I saw what looked like a bright green falling star. It went over the house and we watched it until it was obscured by the houses across the street. It was amazing. It sounds to me like a bolide meteor. Do you know how I can research the sighting? I would like to know if anyone else saw it. I noticed guest 559 from San Jose posted something similar. Santa Cruz is very near San Jose. I wonder if we saw the same thing?

Breaking Meteor News...Large, Bright, Green Fireball Over New Mexico, Arizona 08JAN2011 Captured By ELPALLSKY...

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ELPALLSKY has captured the fireball... Initial movie and composite
image below. Thank you Chris in El Paso!

The Fireball appears in the upper left and lasted roughly 5 seconds. Preliminary view shows the meteor WNW of El Paso, TX. More to come.

 

This Event Also Captured By Sandia National Laboratories

09JAN2011  05:29 UTC  08JAN2011 10:29 MST

 

Reported To ELPALLSKY Jan 8 2011, 10:53 PM

Chris (guest): I just saw a what seemed to be a fire ball falling from the sky in El Paso,TX at about 10:30pm it was green

Jan 9 2011, 1:12 AM Bev (guest): I saw the fireball from Ahwatukee, AZ at about 10:30pm, 1-8-2011. I saw it east of my location and it traveled straight down for about 3 seconds. Big, bright, white-greenish and awesome! I didn't notice any frags or flashes.
It became visible to me from the bottom of my patio arch at about 30 degrees.

Jan 9 2011, 1:35 AM

ELPALLSKY: How close to the horizon was it when it stopped burning, any idea?

Jan 9 2011, 1:37 AM

Bev (guest): It was at about 5 degrees when it disappeared behind neighbor's back wall. Still glowing strong at that point.

Jan 9 2011, 3:15 PM Guest830 (guest): I saw the Jan 8 2011 meteor. Gilbert AZ, approx. 1040 pm. Seemed to start at about 60 degrees to the horizon and then disappeared just above or behind the Superstition Mountains to the east of town.

Jan 9 2011, 8:14 PM Guest248 (guest): I also witnessed the fireball on 1/8/2011 at about 10:30pm. I was driving west on the freeway and it appeared to the northwest. Very bright, lasted about 4 seconds and disappeared very very close to the ground it looked like.

Forgot to mention I was driving from Phoenix to Scottsdale.

Jan 9 2011, 10:39 PM sarei11511 (guest): I saw the green fireball in the sky lasy night 1/8/11 and I know of 2 others who saw it, it was huge, bright green, and super fast.

BTW- I was in Scottsdale, AZ

Jan 10 2011, 2:59 PM Guest52 (guest): My husband & I saw this from Sedona AZ on 1/8/2011 at appx 5:30pm -- it was very bright with a long tail -- we are at a higher elevation (appx 4500 -- 5000 elevation) once it went past Mingus Mountain we could no longer see it.

Jan 11 2011, 2:49 PM Guest988 (guest): We saw the fireball Jan 8 2011 10:20 pm driving in the east sky from Glendale Arizona Olive and 51st Ave.

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December's Leonis Minorids Still Active...08JAN2011

Some time has passed since the peak of the little known "Leonis Minorid" meteor shower back on December 20, 2010. However, Dr. Salvadore Aguirre of Hermosillo, Sonora Mexico continues to capture a few stragglers. Below are two composite events captured by Aguirre's Sandia All Sky Camera, along with overlain sky charts clearly showing the radiant...Leo Minor.

Posted to ELPALLSKY...California Fireball ...

Jan 6 2011, 9:17 PM

Guest958 (guest): Jan 6th, 2011 about 7:20 pm, Lake Elsinore , Ca. We saw a really bright streak falling through the night sky. This went on for several minutes, then it broke into 3 that burned in place till they one by one burned out. We're guessing it was the Quadrantid meteors? Brightest thing we've ever seen!

Jan 7 2011, 3:08 PM Guest959 (guest): Guest. I live in Murrieta CA. On Jan 6-2011 at about 7:30p I saw the fireball mentioned by others earlier. It was about 40 deg up from the western horizon and broke up into 3 pieces at about 20 degrees up from the western horizon. It was slow moving, taking about 5 minutes to traverse the two points mentioned. The slow speed might indicate that it was a satellite falling out of orbit.

Posted to Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News and indicating Japan local time (UTC +9hrs)...

Jan 7 2011, 12:43 PM Guest657 (guest): I live in southern california and I just witnessed the strangest sight I have ever seen.

Jan 7 2011, 12:44 PMGuest657 (guest): I saw what I thought was a huge meteor coming down toward the pacific ocean.

Jan 7 2011, 12:43 PM Guest657 (guest): I live in southern california and I just witnessed the strangest sight I have ever seen.

Jan 7 2011, 12:44 PM Guest657 (guest): I saw what I thought was a huge meteor coming down toward the pacific ocean.

Jan 7 2011, 12:45 PM Guest657 (guest): then the fireball split into 3 separate lights and continued at equal distance from each other, like fighter jets in a formation.

Jan 7 2011, 1:41 PM
jrslandscaping: YES I saw the same thing it was hudge i actually got scared
Jan 7 2011, 1:41 PM
jrslandscaping: o live in menifee , ca i saw at about 730

Florida Fireball Reported...

Jan 6 2011, 7:24 PM

Guest293 (guest): Hello. On 1/5/11 around 7pm I saw what I am thinking was a meteor, but it was a big ball of fire. I live in Bradenton, FL Lakewood Ranch area.

Meteor News...VA Fireball Jan 3 2011 Consistent With Quadrantid Meteor Shower...

Guest623 Forest VA (guest)Reports: 

My name is Mark Manley, Forest Va., huge fireball north to south on Jan 3 2011...
did anybody see the fireball traveling from north to south, over the western sky of Forest, VA. USA? It was about 730pm...
my first one ever...it was huge and seemed to only get brighter as it traveled south. AWESOME!!!...
where did this possibly land?

Comment From ELPALLSKY:

Mark, this fireball has the earmarks of being a Quadrantid Meteor. The shower was peaking at exactly the time you report your sighting. It's North to South direction of travel is also consistent with the radiant (apparent point of origin) in the constellation Quadrans. Click THIS LINK for more information and thanks for posting!

Very Few Bright Quads Over West Texas...04JAN2010

Below is a composite image of the few bright (-2 magnitude and brighter) Quadrantid meteors captured by the El Paso Sandia All Sky Camera. Highlighted is a sporadic meteor (not belonging to any particular radiant).

UPDATE TO BREAKING USA METEOR NEWS...Large US East Coast Meteor Fireball Bolide DEC28, 2010!!!

Reported first on lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com
Reports coming in of a large meteor visible over DC, VA, MD, PA, NY, and MA at about 6:45pm EST (23:45 UTC) Tue. Dec. 28, 2010. According to witnesses, the event lasted several seconds, with fragmentation and a terminal explosion somewhere North of Northborough, Mass. No sonics (sonic booms or electrophonics) have yet been reported. If you witnessed this event, please post in "comments" below or in my chat box by signing in as guest. Also, please log your sighting at http://www.amsmeteors.org/fireball2/form.html  Important: if you have or know of video or pics, please e-mail to wxtx01@gmail.com TIME IS CRITICAL !! 
Thank You,
ELPALLSKY

*************UPDATE***************

03JAN2011-Man Says He Found Pieces From NE Fireball of 28DEC2010 (WUSA) --- Al LaBrush says he walked out of Danielle's Italian & American restaurant last Tuesday night and saw a meteor shower so close that he heard the "crackling" or "muffled fireworks" sound of the shooting star. Tuesday's Meteor Shower...(more)...

 

Bright Long Duration Desert Meteor 31DEC2010...

Post from Reader:

Jan 4 2011, 12:58 PM

Guest859 (guest): On New Years Eve 12/31/2010, probably close to 12:00 pm, I saw a very slow moving shooting star or meteor moving south to north in the Mojave Desert. I burned for a very long time, very red at the end and very slow.

Breaking Meteor News Update...First Video of 28DEC2010 NE U.S. Fireball Surfaces...

Video has just been released of the bolide of 28DEC2010 which dazzled viewers from D.C. to Ontario Canada. Posted to YouTube 03JAN2011.

Astronomy Magazine Senior Editor Michael Bakich Explains Meteor Showers

Advanced visual meteor shower observation techniques

www.imo.net...

Photographing meteors

www.abovetopsecret.com...

www.abovetopsecret.com...

General information

www.space.com...

Organizations and mailing lists

www.imo.net...

www.amsmeteors.org...

tech.groups.yahoo.com...

Quadrantids Are Underway!...New Year 2011 Starts Off With It's Own Natural Fireworks

The annual Quadrantid meteor shower is underway, but won't peak until Tue Jan 4th around 2:30 a.m. Look northeast for Quadrantid meteors late on January 3 into early January 4 for one of the best meteor showers of 2011

Photo courtesy NASA/Tim Jones and StarDate 2008 Click HERE for more...

Awaiting the 1st solar eclipse of 2011 and Quadrantid Meteor Shower...

Moscow, Jan 3: It has been predicted that the year 2011 will see four solar and two total lunar eclipses in different parts of the world, including India. Among that, the first set of the two major events will take place on Tuesday, Jan 4, a meteor shower and a solar eclipse..(more)...

Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight: How to See 2011 Quadrantids National Geographic

Andrew Fazekas

for National Geographic News

Published January 3, 2011...

If your New Year's resolution is to catch more sky shows, you're in luck: The 2011 Quadranitds—which peak tonight—are slated to be one of the best meteor showers of the year. During the peak, around 1 a.m. UT on Tuesday, upward of a hundred shooting stars an hour may be visible in dark, rural areas, astronomers estimate...(more)...

Meteor shower arrives Monday night CBC.ca 03-04JAN2011

One of the best meteor shows of the year will peak Monday night, with the Quadrantids possibly producing as many as 100 an hour.
The actual number of meteors visible will vary with the oberserver's location, time and background light — making dark, rural areas the best viewing option.
The peak will be sometime between...(more)...

Meteor News...Another Large Bright UK Meteor Reported to ELPALLSKY JAN01, 2011

Single report from Scotland...

Jan 3 2011, 12:38 AM Guest548 (guest): 

We saw bright large meteor breaking up traveling west to east low in the north for about 3 seconds at about 9.50pm on 01/01/2011 from highlands of Scotland. Cyril

QUADRANTID METEOR ALERT: JAN03, 2011...

From Spaceweather.com ;
Earth is about to pass through a narrow stream of debris from shattered comet 2003 EH1, source of the annual Quadrantid meteor shower. "Peaking in the wee morning hours of Tuesday, Jan. 4, the Quads have a maximum rate of about 100 per hour (varies between 60 and 200)," says Bill Cooke of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office. "What makes this year so special is that the Moon is New on the night of the peak, so there will be no interference from moonlight." Click here for observing tips and more information.

Meteor News...Large Fireball Seen From Windsor Ontario CA JAN01, 2011...

Email From Anonymous: 
saw a nice large fireball around 7:30 pm 1 jan.2011 from Windsor On..It was orange moving from mid sky to southeast.abuot 2 seconds of burn.

Meteor News...North Texas Fireball On DEC31,2010 Reported to ELPALLSKY...

Guest523 (guest): On 12/31/2010 at 22:30 hrs bright fire ball traveling from west to east was seen in Trophy Club, Texas and at the same time it was seen in Whitesboro, Texas

Originally Posted to lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com  
Guest43 (guest):
Felisha Timmons, New Years Eve 2010, Grand Prairie, Tx.Saw a fireball, looked huge, traveled SE.

Anonymous Reports:
While sitting at the dining room table we saw a bright fireball moving across the sky and we immediately went outside to see. The fireball moved from west to east much like an airplane, but definatly wasn’t. The object appeared to be bright orange and on fire.

Originally Posted To lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com

Guest465 (guest):

looking for a report over area of Whitesboro, Texas area on 12/31/2010 at 10:30pm Have 3 witness who show the object.

Large Michigan Fireball Reported To ELPALLSKY Jan01, 2011

Email From Anonymous:
I saw a very large fireball at about 11:00 on 12/31/2010 going from south to north over lake saint clair in Michigan, it was not going very fast. Did anyone else see this?

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Monthly Composite Image Of Meteors Captured By ELPALLSKY DEC 2010

Below is a composite image of all meteors of magnitude -2 and brighter captured by ELPALLSKY camera for December 2010. At the end of each month I'll post a composite of captured events for that month. No digital enhancement has been done to remove the moon, star/planet trails or aircraft. Enjoy!

CLICK ON IMAGE FOR ENLARGEMENT

Meteor News...Iowa Meteor Fireball Observed DEC30,2010...

The Northeast and Midwest US continue to experience elevated fireball activity. Here is the latest fireball report from a reader of ELPALLSKY... this time from Iowa:

Posted Dec 31 2010, 2:32 PM

Guest566 (guest): I live in Des Moines, IA. and around 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 30 I happened to be looking out the window of our house and saw a huge fireball going across the sky from east to west. It had a firey tail and I could watch it for several seconds before it went below the tree line. I have been trying to find out if anyone else saw it and what it was.

Email From Anonymous:

I saw the Fireball out my window about 6:30 pm dec 30th, I live in Marshalltown Iowa 

Jan 3 2011, 12:23 PM Guest659 (guest): 

I live in Des Moines Ia and on 01/01/11 at about 7:30pm CST, I saw a meteor going from South to North, it was amazing!! I so wished I could have recorded it. It looked so close and seemed to last a good 7-10 seconds. I have been looking to see if anyone else in Des Moines saw it also. It was a bright orange color and then went white. I thought for sure I heard it hit the ground with a loud thud.

Anonymous Email's...

live in Omaha Nebraska, was traveling eastbound on I-80 just on the western edge of DesMoines about 6:30 pm on Dec. 30, 2011, and saw the same fireball, traveling aprox SW to NE very bright and very distinct fiery tail, it almost brought traffic on the interstate to a stop. Never seen anything like it but i did see 2 other falling stars within 10 minutes of seeing this one.

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Possible Tioga PA Daylight Meteor ~2:00pm EST DEC30, 2010...

Just recieved this report from an ELPALLSKY reader:

Dec 30 2010, Posted at 9:14 PM

Guest900 (guest): Driving south on US Route 15 today at about 2:00pm EST my family and I saw a very bright flash as if something hit the ground next to the road. Then an explosion occurred that was felt inside the car as we were driving. Large 50 ft plus plume of smoke. We did not think to stop, but this was unusual. Not a firecracker. We were 1 - 1.5 miles north of scenic overlook at Tioga, PA, driving south on US route 15. 12/30/2010. Approx. 2:00pm EST. West side of the road. Anything reported in this area?

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