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

Tue Jan 19 19:20:47 EST 2010

Very interesting. The Internet as a tool!

With at least three people at different locations with (hopefully) 
decent azimuths would point to the "landing site."

Frank (N.Chatham)

On 1/19/2010 3:57 PM, Mark Lerch wrote:
>
> I saw this.  To me it looked like one piece from a firework.  It was 
> very interesting and not quite like bolides I've seen though it could 
> have been.
>
> *From:* chaos-l-bounces at rtpnet.org [mailto:chaos-l-bounces at rtpnet.org] 
> *On Behalf Of *Johnson, Nicholas L. (JSC-KX111)
> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 19, 2010 3:31 PM
> *To:* Peter Smith; Jim Scarborough
> *Cc:* chaos-l at rtpnet.org
> *Subject:* Re: [Chaos-l] Fwd: Fwd: What did I see in the sky last night?
>
> No cataloged space objects which could have produced such a visual 
> show reentered the atmosphere last night.  Therefore, the sighting was 
> very possibly a bolide.
>
> Regards,
>
> Nicholas L. Johnson
>
> NASA Chief Scientist for Orbital Debris
>
> *From:* Peter Smith [mailto:psmith at leaptec.com]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 19, 2010 12:46 PM
> *To:* Jim Scarborough; Johnson, Nicholas L. (JSC-KX111)
> *Cc:* chaos-l at rtpnet.org
> *Subject:* RE: [Chaos-l] Fwd: Fwd: What did I see in the sky last night?
>
> Yes, I was fortunate enough to see this event last night, or at least 
> the last few seconds of it.
>
> I stepped out onto my deck to admire the clear sky. As I was looking 
> downwards negotiating some steps in the dark, there was a sudden 
> flash. I thought it was lightening at first and glanced up to see the 
> trailing tail of what I thought must be a bolide streaking north. 
> Amy's description was very accurate, it looked like the tail of a 
> firework, obviously an object disintegrating at high speed. It lasted 
> all but a couple of seconds and left a feint trail.
>
> This is only the second time I have seen such a thing and feel very 
> fortunate to do so. I was wondering if there would  be any other 
> sightings reported, glad to hear there was.
>
> Peter Smith - Hillsborough
>
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>
> *From:* chaos-l-bounces at rtpnet.org [mailto:chaos-l-bounces at rtpnet.org] 
> *On Behalf Of *Jim Scarborough
> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 19, 2010 1:25 PM
> *To:* nicholas.l.johnson at nasa.gov
> *Cc:* chaos-l at rtpnet.org
> *Subject:* [Chaos-l] Fwd: Fwd: What did I see in the sky last night?
>
> Dear Dr. Johnson:
>
> Amy Kasten, below, saw something burn up as it entered the atmosphere, 
> near 35.906864 N 79.088343W at about 2010-01-19 01:53 GMT.  Since you 
> track orbital debris, perhaps you were expecting something to 
> reenter?  Any insight would be much appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jim Scarborough
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: *Jon Stewart-Taylor* <joncst at earthlink.net 
> <mailto:joncst at earthlink.net>>
> Date: Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 12:40 PM
> Subject: [Chaos-l] Fwd: What did I see in the sky last night?
> To: chaos-l at rtpnet.org <mailto:chaos-l at rtpnet.org>
>
> 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.
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> *From: *"Amy Kasten" <amy.kasten[...]>
>
> *Date: *January 19, 2010 11:44:05 AM EST
>
> *To: *<chaos at rtpnet.org <mailto: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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