fireball in the sky (Sept 21st)

I'm beginning to wonder will we ever know? Wait till we hear the ufologists claiming it for themselves!!

Aubrey.

dmcdona wrote: FYI:

East to west trajectory. This would make a satellite retrograde. Retrograde satellites are very rare (literally only a handful exist);

I was thinking the same think myself, but wasn't 100% sure.
Good to see that confirmed.

flt158 wrote: Sorry to say, I have just watched a guy on the TV from Jodrell Bank Observatory, and he is definite the phenonemon was space debris breaking up in our atmosphere. I feel very deflated it was not a set of meteors. Feel free to comment.

Aubrey.

Depens what you call "space debris".
I wouldn't rule out a meteor based on the above.

mykc wrote: I was at the Sugarloaf too and was peering through the eyepiece when Phil called our attention to the fireball. By that time it was due North, at an altitude of 50 or 60 degrees and was a spectacular sight. It had fragmented into a dozen or more pieces, many of which were disintegrating further. We watched it as it passed slowly to the West where it faded from view to the WNW. Like many of the others, I was too gobsmacked to make any notes, so I'm guessing that it took about 10 seconds to disappear. It was an amazing spectacle, a little spooky because it was so unlike anything I've ever seen before.

Lucky night!

Mike

That's a good referenece Mike. Thanks.

Here's the form for reporting it to Armagh Observatory.
arpc65.arm.ac.uk/fireballs/index.html

Reminds me of the only time I saw something of this magnitude, back in either December 1993 or December 1994, can't remember whish. Something just like in that linked video falling near Orion one night, mostly of a red colour. No internet at the time, but I do remember a few sightings were reported on the news. This event is what the internet missed out on back then!

Seanie.