[Chaos-l] Fwd: What did I see in the sky last night?

[Jon Stewart-Taylor]

Hi all.  Received the following from Ms. Kasten.  Did anyone else see  
this, or read about it?  My first guess is a bit of space junk, but  
i'm open to suggestions.

Thanks.

J.

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> From: "Amy Kasten" <amy.kasten[...]>
> Date: January 19, 2010 11:44:05 AM EST
> To: <chaos at rtpnet.org>
> Subject: What did I see in the sky last night?
>
> To Whom it May Concern:
>
> I live in Carrboro off 54 and Smith Level road.  I took my dogs for  
> a walk last night around 8:45/9:00pm and as I looked up in the  
> northern sky, right before me, maybe 30 degrees above the horizon,  
> fell a burning object.  I’m not sure if it was a meteor or something  
> else, but it felt very close.  I saw it start falling and then it  
> grew in intensity and it continued to fall very slowly for about 5  
> seconds (not like in a meteor shower where it streaks far across the  
> sky in a flash).  Also, unlike a shower, the light path was not just  
> a fine streak in the distance--I saw the grainy, sparkly fire in the  
> object’s trail.  It reminded me of those fireworks that burn as they  
> fall (they look like hair, or weeping willows maybe).
>
> I’m not sure if anyone captured this event, but if your club or  
> other astronomical unit you know can speak to this, I would really  
> like to know what I saw.
>
> Thanks so much,
>
>
> Amy Kasten
> Research Analyst

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