ARLA/CLUSTER: Fwd: Meteor Explodes over Colorado

[JOSE PROENÇA]

Space Weather News for Dec. 6, 2008
http://spaceweather.com

COLORADO FIREBALL:  Last night, a fireball one hundred times brighter than
the full Moon lit up the sky near Colorado Springs, Colorado. Astronomer
Chris Peterson photographed the event using an all-sky video camera
dedicated to meteor studies. "In seven years of operation, this is the
brightest fireball I've ever recorded. I estimate the terminal explosion at
magnitude -18."  Meteors this bright are called superbolides; they are
caused by small (meter-class) asteroids and are likely to pepper the ground
with meteorites when they explode.  Visit http://spaceweather.com to watch
the fireball video and contribute sighting reports that could help pinpoint
any meteoritic debris.

TUMBLING TOOLBAG:  The space station's famous sidekick, the ISS Toolbag, is
circling Earth and reportedly producing flashes of light bright enough to
record using off-the-shelf digital cameras. The flashes, shown in a photo on
today's edition of Spaceweather.com, could be a sign that the bag is
tumbling. Both the Toolbag and the ISS will be making a series of evening
passes over North America and Europe in the evenings ahead, so now is a good
time to look. Check the Simple Satellite Tracker for viewing times:
http://spaceweather.com/flybys

BONUS:  The Dec. 1st Great Conjunction Photo Gallery continues to grow with
daily additions from around the world.  Start browsing here:
http://spaceweather.com/conjunctions/gallery_01dec08.htm

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José A. Proença
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