Monthly Meteor Activity Composite JAN2011

Below is the monthly composite of all meteors captured by The ELPALLSKY Meteor Detection Camera during January 2011.  
Meteor Magnitudes -2 Or Brighter

Potential "rock droppers" are indicated by an orange * asterisk...moon is indicated by an L

****UPDATE...Photographer Captures New England Meteor...Breaking News! 30JAN2011

Cambridge Massachusetts Photographer Brad Kelly

" The photo is a single shot. It was captured with a Nikon D300. An 8 second tripod exposure using a 20mm prime lens at f8 aperture taken by Brad Kelly in Harvard Square 29JAN2011 at~8:29.  Here is a cell phone snapshot of the LCD screen of my "real" Nikon camera showing the photo of the meteor over Harvard Square in Cambridge, MA, at approximately 8:29pm.  I haven't transferred the photo from my camera's memory card yet.
  I missed the movie I had been planning to see, so instead, I walked around Harvard Square with my camera and tripod taking some photos and I happened to get lucky with the camera in the right place at the right time. One in a million..."

Daytime View Of Cambridge Savings Bank

Bright NE And New England Meteor Fireball 29JAN2011

Internet Traffic Indicating Bright Fireball Seen Over Connecticut:

Monroe, New York arrived from google.com on "elp allsky:" by searching for fireball in sky in ct.19:42:50 -- 6 hours 15 mins ago
Bloomfield, Connecticut arrived from google.com on "elp allsky:" by searching for i saw a fireball hit the ground. 22:09:28 -- 3 hours 50 mins ago

Internet Inquiry To ELPALLSKY...Illinois Meteor...
Chicago, Illinois arrived from google.com on "elp allsky:" by searching for sky just lit up green.
Posted To ELPALLSKY Chat: Guest767 (guest): Seen the sky light up green in the Chicago, IL area at 21:45. Its very cloudy so I didn't see actual fireball but it was so bright that it lit up the area like it was day time. Lasted for around 1 second.:

NC Fireball Reports & Inquiries To ELPALLSKY 27JAN2011
Raleigh, North Carolina arrived from google.com on "elp allsky:" by searching for january 27 2011 bright meteor. 
Chat Post To ELPALLSKY...Jan 27 2011, 6:39 PM Guest594 (guest): Raleigh NC between approx. 7:10 and 7:20 EST - saw 2! bright meteors (yellow/white color) that lasted much longer than usual in heavily light polluted sky. I was quite surprised to see two so bright over a short period.
E-mail From James in Charlotte: I witnessed the same thing in Charlotte between 7:10pm and 7:15 pm. I live 10 miles north of downtown and the meteor/fireball was incredibly bright even with all the light pollution in Charlotte. It was amazing because I heard a noise above me and when I looked up the fireball was streaking across the sky for a few seconds and then it had a small explosion at the end.

Texas Meteor Activity On Two Consecutive Nights North, Central & South TX 25 & 26 JAN 2011

Possible Central/South Texas Meteors 25 And 26 JAN2011
Huntsville, Texas arrived from google.com on "elp allsky" by searching for green ball of light in the sky in huntsville, texas january 25, 2010.  
Temple, Texas arrived from google.com on "elp allsky" by searching for what was in the sky over Texas moving South VERY fast today?. 
Mcallen, Texas arrived from google.com on "elp allsky:" by searching for bright meteor in texas. 
Austin, Texas arrived from google.com on "elp allsky" by searching for green ball of light in sky austin, tx. 
College Station, Texas arrived from google.com on "elp allsky" by searching for meteor seen in by Austin on January 26, 2011.
Houston, Texas arrived from google.com on "elp allsky:" by searching for Meteor over Houston, January, 2011.
Alvin, Texas arrived from google.com on "elp allsky" by searching for jan 26th texas something in sky.
Additional Texas Reports Are Posted To AMS  http://www.amsmeteors.org/fireballs/fireball-report/

Hawley TX Sentinel Allsky Camera Captures Bright N Texas Bolide

26JAN2011 06:16:15 UTC  (11:16:15 CST)

imagery (c) 2011 Kevin Palivec

Bright Flashes-Booms Reported Across NE US 26JAN2011 +-11:00 PM EST Believed To Be Thundersnow Storms

Watch This NBC News Clip To Discover What Caused The Flashes And Booms Across The Northeast US

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Inquiries To ELPALLSKY At The Height Of The Storm

East Rockaway, New York arrived from google.com on "elp allsky" by searching for big flash of light followed by huge blast Jan 26 2011
Linden, New Jersey arrived from google.com on "elp allsky" by searching for what was the big flash in elizabeth nj 1-26-2011
Elizabeth, New Jersey arrived from google.com on "elp allsky" by searching for sky just lit up nj jan 26
Columbia, Maryland arrived from google.com on "elp allsky" by searching for saw sky light up january 26
West Hartford, Connecticut arrived from google.com on "elp allsky" by searching for long island breaking news bright flash of light shaking ground
Washington, District of Columbia arrived from google.com on "elp allsky" by searching for blue light flash outside today jan 26,2011
Old Westbury, New York arrived from google.com on "elp allsky" by searching for flashes in the sky tonight, january 26,2011
Arlington, Virginia arrived from google.com on "elp allsky" by searching for arlington sky lighting up january 26th 2011.
Hicksville, New York arrived from google.com on "elp allsky: Wednesday, January 26, 2011" by searching for green sky january 26, 2011.
Basking Ridge, New Jersey arrived from google.com on "elp allsky" by searching for flash of light in sky nj

Possible Washington State Fireball Inquiry To ELPALLSKY...
Tacoma, Washington arrived from google.com on "elp allsky" by searching for flash of light 7 am tacoma wa january 26 2011
Portland, Oregon arrived from google.com on "elp allsky: Wednesday, January 26, 2011" by searching for meteor southwest washington January 26th 2011.

Colorado Meteor Inquiry To ELPALLSKY:
Englewood, Colorado arrived from google.com on "elp allsky" by searching for bright light went from white to teal blue went down then shot across north in the sky january 26 2011 colorado

Mexico Fireball OF 26JAN2011 Captured On Two Sentinel Allsky Cameras

Initial Internet Inquiry: Mexico Fireball Indicated by Inquiry To ELPALLSKY 26JAN2011
Monterrey, Nuevo Leon arrived from google.com.mx on "elp allsky"  by searching for bolide en hermosillo.

Event Capture-Hermosillo MX Sentinel Allsky Camera-Dr. S. Aguirre 
26JAN2011 08:40:38 UTC

Event Capture-El Paso TX Sentinel Allsky Camera-ELPALLSKY

26JAN2011 08:40:38 UTC

Event Capture MMTO Mt. Hopkins AZ

26JAN2011 08:40:38 UTC (courtesy Carl Hergenrother)

 

Internet Traffic Suggests Possible Bright Meteor Wisconsin 26JAN2011
Milwaukee, Wisconsin arrived from google.com on "elp allsky" by searching for light seen in the sky in milwaukee around 2:00am.

Internet Querry To ELPALLSKY Manitoba Meteors 26Jan2011
Winnipeg, Manitoba arrived from google.com on "elp allsky" by searching for did anyone see falling stars last night winnipeg.

Meteor Inquiry To ELPALLSKY 26JAN2011...

Redmond, Washington arrived from google.com on "elp allsky" by searching for bright flashes in the sky 1/26/2011.

Breaking Meteor News...Large Green Gulf Fireball 6:00 am EST 25JAN2011...

Inquiries/E-mails Suggest Gulf Of Mexico Meteor Event 25JAN2011...Reports Indicate Booms Heard In Florida... 

  
**Readers...If you saw this event please click comments below or go to my chat window to leave details. If you have or know of VIDEO or PICTURES, Please email them/info to wxtx01@gmail.comThank you!***

E-mail To ELPALLSKY...John In Sarasota: Was out running in Sarasota Tuesday morning. I was on Antigua street in a community called Gulf Gate. I was running and looking south and I saw this yellow fire ball with a blue green tail. It seemed very low and close. The angle was such that my vision was interrupted by trees about 100 yards away. I stopped and watched it for maybe 3 seconds. My watch said 6:01 a.m.

Chat Post To ELPALLSKY...Jan 25 2011, 6:06 PM

Guest794 (guest): I saw the one early thismorning in South Central lorida as I was crossing the cane fields outside of Belle Glade Florida. It passed headin East low over the southern horizon. There was actually two different bursts as if it skipped off the atmosphere. Absolutely awesome

E-mail From Kurt In Naples FL...I saw the fireball described in other sightings at approximately 6 AM this morning in Naples, FL. As it approached, it lite up the front room. It then flew by the window for an instant. The ball was bright white with a slight green tinge along the trailing edge. It had a golden tail that appeared to be sparks trailing it.

E-mail Post To ELPALLSKY...I saw a fireball cross the sky while I was facing south in riverview around 6:00am, lasted a few seconds. Very large and bright
E-mail Post To ELPALLSKY...I saw it from Southeast Saint Petersburg.
U can see the Sunshine skyway bridge and it was directly above it. So from SE ST pete I saw it come down at a slight arc Southwest over the bridge so it may have landed in the Gulf. It was not in Tampa Bay. The green color is usually the element copper so I thought it might be a satellite or space junk
E-mail Post To ELPALLSKY...A large fireball was seen this morning 1/25 at 6:00am over the NW sky in Fort Myers, FL low just above the horizon. The meteor had a light blueish-grey smoke trail. Really beautiful!
E-mail From Boca Grande FL...Good morning - I found you on a Google search trying to figure out what I saw this morning. I was on the beach in Boca Grande Florida (sw coast) at (or just minutes before) 6am and what first appeared to be a huge shooting star appeared streaking eastward over the Gulf of Mexico, then burned green before disappearing behind a cloud. The whole view probably oasted 5-10 seconds For a secon I thought it was a signal flare but it didn't arc, it streaked.

Any other reports? Thanks - Mary Anne
E-mail To ELPALLSKY: I also saw the green lights on th 18 mile stretch connecting the keys to the mainland on jan 25th around 6 am. The funny part is no  one believes me. sincerely, kristopher

Jan 25 2011, 2:12 PM Guest971 (guest): I saw a bright object moving through the sky about 6am today suddenly it lite up ith a long tail of bright blue and green. I was on Marco Island driving to work. it lasted about 3 or 4 seconds. Marco Island is in sw Florida.

Sarasota, Florida arrived from google.com on "elp allsky: Tuesday, January 25, 2011" by searching for meteorite in the gulf of mexico 1-25-2011.

Jan 25 2011, 7:50 AM Guest690 (guest): did anybody else see a fireball (or something) over The Gukf of mexico about 6am today? I'm in sw Florida
Naples, Florida arrived from google.com on "elp allsky: Tuesday, January 25, 2011" by searching for tuesday january 25 2011 6 am fireball over gulf of mexico. 
Sarasota, Florida arrived from google.com on "elp allsky: Tuesday, January 25, 2011" by searching for meteor fireball southwest fl jan 25th 2011.
Lake Worth, Florida arrived from google.com on "elp allsky" by searching for shooting star, florida, 1/25. 
Fort Myers, Florida arrived from google.com on "elp allsky: Tuesday, January 25, 2011" by searching for Meteor January 25 2011.
Bradenton, Florida arrived from google.com on "elp allsky" by searching for anyone see a comet, sarasota fl. 
Fort Myers, Florida arrived from google.com on "elp allsky" by searching for something in the sky jan 25 2011.
13:24:16 -- 11 minutes ago

Bright UK Fireball 24JAN2011
Email Report to ELPALLSKY...Last night 24th Jan 2011. We were travelling west towards Perth in Scotland from Stirling about 8pm. Meteor lit up clouds like lightening then broke through falling towards earth coming from South towards North. Visible for about 5secs.

Internet Traffic On ELPALLSKY...Possible Denver CO Green Meteor 24JAN2011
Aurora, Colorado arrived from google.com on "elp allsky" by searching for green meteor in denver jan 24.
Boulder, Colorado arrived from google.com on "elp allsky" by searching for january 24th 2011 meteor boulder colorado. 
Pueblo, Colorado arrived from google.com on "elp allsky" by searching for meteor in pueblo last night around 11 pm
Chat Post To ELPALLSKY...Jan 25 2011, 3:25 PM Guest959 (guest): i seen one last night in pueblo co around 1130. it was big and beautiful. gave me the shivers
Denver, Colorado arrived from google.com on "elp allsky" by searching for meteor ovr greeley colorado. 
Denver, Colorado arrived from google.com on "elp allsky" by searching for LARGE METEORES OVER DENVER. 
E-Mail From: LITTLETON, CO. EARLY MORNING, AROUND 4 AM, JAN-24TH OR 25TH,
LOOKING TO THE EAST BRIEFLY, I SAW THE WHOLE SKY LIGHT UP, WHILE A BLUEISH GLOW, OPEN THE CURTAIN UP, I SAW A DEEP BLUE MTEORITE STREEKING THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING SKY, MOVING FROM WEST TO EAST, IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE SKY.
 

Internet Traffic Inquiries...US East Coast Meteor 25JAN2011

Hampton, Virginia arrived from google.com on "elp allsky: UPDATE TO BREAKING USA METEOR NEWS...Large US East Coast Meteor Fireball Bolide DEC28, 2010!!!" by searching for EASTERN SHORE METEORITES SITES. 
Herndon, Virginia arrived from google.com on "elp allsky: UPDATE TO BREAKING USA METEOR NEWS...Large US East Coast Meteor Fireball Bolide DEC28, 2010!!!" by searching for Green Meteor in Southern Maryland.
11:36:29 -- 1 hour 53 mins ago
Forest, Virginia arrived on "elp allsky: Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight: How to See 2011 Quadrantids National Geographic".
12:40:40 -- 50 minutes ago
Atlanta, Georgia arrived from google.com on "elp allsky: UPDATE TO BREAKING USA METEOR NEWS...Large US East Coast Meteor Fireball Bolide DEC28, 2010!!!" by searching for light along the eastern coast meteor. 
Griffin, Georgia arrived from google.com on "elp allsky" by searching for meteor 1/25/2011.

Internet Traffic Inquiry To ELPALLSKY 25JAN2011...
United States arrived from google.com on "elp allsky"  shooting star over los angeles jan 24 2011.
Los Angeles, California arrived from google.com on "elp allsky" by searching for weird light in the sky 1/25/2011.
San Bernardino, California arrived from google.com on "elp allsky" by searching for meteor sitings earlier this morning january 25, 2011. 
 

Internet Traffic To ELPALLSKY 24JAN2011
Scottsdale, Arizona arrived from bing.com on "elp allsky"  orange light in sky over Phoenix/Scottsdale, Az Jan. 24, 2011. 
Scottsdale, Arizona arrived from google.com on "elp allsky" by searching for strange lights in sky in Scottsdale az 1/24/2011

 Delaware Inquiry To ELPALLSKY "Orange Light"...24JAN2011

Dover, Delaware arrived from google.com on "elp allsky"  orange object in sky over delaware/new jersey jan 24, 2011.

LATEST ELPALLSKY CAPTURE

23JAN2011 05:57:53 UTC-22:57:53 MST

4.5 sec.-Visual Magnitude ~-9.0

 

Inquiries To ELPALLSKY Suggest Possible Bright NE US Meteor 23JAN2011...
Newton, New Jersey arrived from google.com on "elp allsky"  meteor sightings over Nj 1/23/2011.

Central Texas Inquires About Meteor 22JAN2011...
Austin, Texas arrived from google.com on "elp allsky"  meteor jan 22 2011 austin tx.

Florida Meteor Inquiry to ELPALLSKY 23Jan2011
United States arrived from google.com on "elp allsky"  1/22/2011 meteor seen from Florida.
Winter Park, Florida arrived from google.com on "elp allsky"  blue flash sky orlando florida jan 22 at night.
Tampa, Florida arrived from google.com on "elp allsky"  fireball in sky 1/23/2011.
West Palm Beach, Florida arrived from google.com on "elp allsky: Breaking Meteor News...Major Event Over Gulf Coast/Deep South...AK, TX, MS, AL, SC 11Jan2011"  south florida meteor
Pompano Beach, Florida arrived from google.com on "elp allsky"  on january 22 in florida what was the big thing in the sky in the evening.

BC Canada "Fireball" Posted Earlier Likely Not From Space...Flare?

At roughly 7:45 PST 22JAN2011, a number of reports came in to ELPALLSKY and other meteor news outlets of a "glowing" ball of orange light over British Columbia, Canada. These reports indicated the event to have lasted many minutes leading us to believe, now, that this event was not a meteor. We will continue to monitor reports and try and get answers as soon as we can. Thanks, however, for the many reports on this and do not hesitate to post what you saw to this site. Thank You! ELPALLSKY

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

Information indicates a rescue was in progress on Mt. Prevost, Vancouver Island

at report time. More info as it becomes available...

 

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

Paraglider injured in Duncan-area crash
Times Colonist January 22, 2011 10:01 PM
A paraglider crashed into woods on Mount Prevost near Duncan Saturday, sparking a rescue effort from land and air. The man fractured his leg and had to wait for search and rescue volunteers and the RCMP to go to his aid. The rescuers called in help from CFB Comox, which sent a Buffalo aircraft. The plane dropped six flares to illuminate the area and rescuers got the man to an ambulance by about 8 p.m.