Bright El Paso, Texas Meteor 09/09/10

09/09/10...Bright meteor event over Western Texas...Southern New Mexico...Northern Mexico at 00:17:00 MDT (19:17:00 UTC) Any witnesses or all sky camera detections should post to this site please. Event was likely a -10+ lasting 2-3 seconds and likely traveling N to S or NE to SW. No sounds heard. If you observed this event, please post to comments below. Thank you.

 Video taken by Thomas Ashcraft from Santa Fe, NM of the Sept. 9, 2010 meteor event.

North Texas Fireball 09/05/10

Sept. 5th...two reports of a fireball over North Texas. One at 10:00:pm CDT  from Flower Mound by Aidan Glynn...Another at 10:30pm CDT from Witchita Falls, Tx by Renee Brunovsky...Both reported to be of Magnitude -9 with colors of orange and red lasting 4 to 5 seconds with a persistent train. No sounds heard. If you saw this event, please comment below. Thank you.

Washington Meteorite?

posted by LunarMeteorite*Hunter at Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News - Did A *Meteorite* Smash Into A Monroe, WA Home? *Q13 FOX Seattle* Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:26 PM PDT A Monroe man thought his house came "under fire" but instead found what he beli...

July 31, 2010 Eastern NM Fireball

There was a significant fireball over eastern New Mexico this morning that "turned night into day" as the saying goes. I am still processing the data but here is a preliminary movie with the audio of the radio head echo. The full radio reflection was over three minutes duration. (Of possible significance is the subtle "whizz" or whistle sound initially which may be direct meteor emission rather than forward scatter reflection.)

It is also possible this meteor was an SDA or alpha Cap or may trace back generally to that radiant region. Not sure about that though due to cloud cover.

mp4 video: Thomas Ashcraft, New Mexico,

Santa Fe N.M. Once Smashed By Ancient Meteorite

Mother Nature NetworkBy Katherine ButlerSat, Aug 21 2010 at 11:56 AM EST Comments A large meteorite smashed into what is now Santa Fe, New Mexico, some million or billion years ... http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/space/stories/santa-fe-once-destroyed-by-ancient-meteorite

New Asteroid/Bolide Early Warning System

site) could allow astronomers to watch the entire sky for asteroids and bolides – meteors that hit Earth's atmosphere and explode. The telescopes would be arranged in pairs at ...(more)

"Star Hustler" Jack Horkheimer Dies At 72

Saturday, August 21, 2010 Meteor/Meteorite News 21AUG2010 `Star Hustler' host Jack Horkheimer dies By ELINOR J. BRECHER crline ebrecher@MiamiHerald.com Jack Horkheimer, Public Television's ``Star Hustler,'' died Friday afternoon of a respiratory ailment, according to a spokesman for the Miami Museum of Science and Space Transit Planetarium.Born June 11, 1938, he was 72. ... [Read More]: http://cs.astronomy.com/asycs/blogs/astronomy/2010/08/20/the-star-hustler-dies.aspx

August 15, 2010 Central TX to Eastern NM Fireball

laura says: August 16, 2010 at 9:54 pm We saw a HUGE meteor, the largest I had ever seen at around midnight on Aug 15th over Texas. It took our breath away how vivid it was and you could see it break-up at it came falling down. Reply * Ginger says: August 17, 2010 at 12:22 pm In Austin, Texas, on Sunday, August 15 at 1 am Central time, 2 friends and I saw a huge fireball race across a large portion of the northern sky. It finally broke into 4 pieces and then shattered into thousands of pieces. It was way bigger and brighter than any meteorite I’d ever seen before. We were all stunned!

Latest El Paso, TX Meteor Event - May 26th, 2010 05:21:08hrs MDT (11:21:08 UTC)

May 26th, 2010 at 05:21:08 hrs MDT, our ELP Sentinel Allsky Camera recorded a meteor event in our west-southwest sky. Visual magnitude calculated to be -10.4 (very bright "shadowcaster"). Detonation (terminal explosion) was detected.

Colombia Meteor Fireball

Up to date information on the
Santander, Colombia bolide can be found... HERE

Jim Gamble -ELP Allsky Has Died at Age 60 15AUG2012

Jim Gamble of El Paso, Texas - the operator and owner of ELP Sentinel Allsky has died at age 60 on 15AUG2012 - Funeral Service Announced
- Funeral Service
Monday, August 20, 2012
9:00am - 9:45am
@
Christ Our Redeemer Lutheran Church
2500 George Dieter Dr
El Paso, TX 79936-3203

Astronomer / Weatherman Jim Gamble of El Paso, Texas - the operator and owner of ELP Allsky has died at age 60 on 15AUG2012

Jim Gamble (l) Thomas Dorman (R)
After a full night of sky gazing... Those were the nights!

Perseids 2011 Composite by Jim Gamble ELP Allsky
(click on image to enlarge)

Some of you that read this may have had the pleasure of knowing or working with Jim Gamble.  Jim has passed from this earthly life into Heaven, The Infinite Dimension.  Rejoice in this news, as Jim now is.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to his wife Jan, mother Molly and his two sons Chris and Steve (and their families).

  I have considered Jim a close and good friend, knowing him now for over three years, we spent daily Skype telephone calls sometimes lasting 8-10 hours! He was a very smart man with extreme motivation and skills. He was a true living man, a teacher, a friend, a loving father and husband.

Jim you were a blessing! A true bolide!

He will be sadly missed and fondly remembered. RIP, Jim Gamble! Amen!

Dirk...Tokyo

JAMES A. GAMBLE

Born- December 30, 1951 - Died -August 15, 2012

Visitation

Sunday, August 19, 2012

5:00pm - 9:00pm

Funeraria Del Angel-Martin East

1460 George Dieter Drive

El Paso, TX 79936

(915) 855-8881  Driving Directions

Funeral Service

Monday, August 20, 2012

9:00am - 9:45am

Christ Our Redeemer Lutheran Church

2500 George Dieter Dr

El Paso, TX 79936-3203

GAMBLE James A. Gamble, born December 30, 1951 in Athens, Georgia, went to be with our Lord on Wednesday, August 15, 2012. He moved to El Paso when he was six years old. Jim attended Bliss Elementary, Ross Middle School, graduated from Burges High School, and then enlisted in the United States Air Force. In 1983, James began his career in weather broadcasting after working for El Paso Natural Gas for ten years. He pursued other interests after leaving television in 2003. Most recently he was a contract weather observer for the FAA. He is survived by his wife, Jan; their son, Chris and wife Angela and their four children; his son, Steve and wife Lisa and their two children. He is also survived by his mother, Molly. The Gamble family will receive friends and relatives on Sunday, August 19, 2012 from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Funeraria Del Angel Martin East. Funeral Service will be held on Monday, August 20, 2012 at 9:00 am at Christ our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 2500 George Dieter Drive. Interment will immediately follow at Fort Bliss National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Multi-Language Publications, 2500 George Dieter Drive, El Paso, Texas 79936. This ministry publishes the gospel in 45 languages around the world. Service arrangements entrusted to the care of:
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/elpasotimes/obituary.aspx?n=james-gamble&pid=159261653#fbLoggedOut

Obits:
http://www.elpasotimes.com/newupdated/ci_21321715/former-el-paso-weatherman-jim-gamble-dies

http://www.kfoxtv.com/news/news/former-el-paso-weatherman-jim-gamble-dies/nRCbp/

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvspy/former-el-paso-weathercaster-jim-gamble-dies_b57224

http://www.kvia.com/news/Jim-Gamble-former-El-Paso-weather-forecaster-has-died/-/391068/16140488/-/4bhs1r/-/index.html

http://kisselpaso.com/former-el-paso-tv-weatherman-jim-gamble-passes-away/

Guestbook:
http://www.legacy.com/guestbooks/elpasotimes/guestbook.aspx?n=jim-gamble&pid=159202328&cid=view

Any personal/private messages to Jim`s family can be emailed to wxtx01@gmail.com
Dirk Ross...Tokyo

2012 THE Year of Meteors! - Jim Gamble a Meteor 2012!

updated & reposted 18AUG2012
fpublished 15AUG2012