Hi
At Montebello last night I saw it and yelled and several folks turned in
time to see parts of it. It was almost due east from Montebello.
We wrote it off as someone playing with leftover fireworks.
Maybe not... hmmmmm
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Phil Chambers [ptchamb@No-Spam] (S.F. Bay Area - Calif. USA)
On Wed, 9 Jul 2003 kevin@No-Spam wrote:
> Did anyone else see a *very* bright meteor falling a ways to the south of
> Oakland, around 10 this evening? Either that, or the brightest wayward Roman
> candle of my life. From my viewpoint driving down Highway 13 near Piedmont, it
> looked like it was falling somewhere in the general direction of Mt. Hamilton.
> Started as a slowly falling Venus-like star about 60 degrees above due south,
> flared extremely bright a few degrees above the horizon, and then sputtered into
> many short trails before disappearing.
>
> If any of you were in a position to triangulate, maybe we can go meteorite
> hunting ;-).
>
> Kevin
>