Help find this meteorite

[Lee Kington]

Two weeks ago meteor that was approximately 100 times brighter than a full moon lit up the skies of southern Ontario. Now astronomers are now hoping local residents can and will help find it.

This is a very brief (8 sec) video of it streaking across the sky...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oYSEW0pWG8

There are also other videos taken from different locations available at this site:
http://aquarid.physics.uwo.ca/research/fireball/events/25sept2009/

Scroll down to:
All sky Camera videos from these locations:

They describe the event this way:
The fireball was seen widely by observers throughout southern Ontario and adjacent areas. The fireball was first detected by Western's camera systems at an altitude of 100km over Guelph moving southeastwards at 20.8 km/s. The meteoroid was initially the size of a child's tricycle. At its brightest, the fireball was approximately 100 times as bright as the full moon.

[LouC]

That is cool!

Thanks for posting this.

I couldn't open any of the secondary site video files...

I have QuikTime, Windows Media player, and Real player but nothing worked?

It is great to get the public involved in this.

[Buschb]

That is cool!I have QuikTime, Windows Media player, and Real player but nothing worked?

Lou,...I use VLC Media Player - The best Video player on the internet period.imo
You can do just about everything, watch just about every video and even rip Flash movies from the internet.

It's a small download, very fast and doesn't waste your time, space or CPU with a bulky UI. You can even toss a DVD into your PC and stream it for everybody on your network. It really is the full package for free.


and yes that was pretty cool...pretty dang bright

[Lee Kington]

That is cool!

Thanks for posting this.

I couldn't open any of the secondary site video files...

I have QuikTime, Windows Media player, and Real player but nothing worked?

It is great to get the public involved in this.

I opened them with Windows Media player without problems... they are .avi files. What version are you using?

Here... I loaded two into photobucket that you should be able to access.
http://s247.photobucket.com/albums/gg136/BigLee57/?action=view&current=cam06.flv

http://s247.photobucket.com/albums/gg136/BigLee57/?action=view&current=cam04_Tavistock.flv

[LouC]

I opened them with Windows Media player without problems... they are .avi files. What version are you using?

Here... I loaded two into photobucket that you should be able to access.
http://s247.photobucket.com/albums/gg136/BigLee57/?action=view&current=cam06.flv

http://s247.photobucket.com/albums/gg136/BigLee57/?action=view&current=cam04_Tavistock.flv

The Windows Media player file version says 11.0.

[curtis123]

I saw one a few years ago that looked like it landed within a couple of miles of my ranch. Went to look, but it was like a needle in a haystack, the crops were so high.

Years ago, a friend of mine found one intact, about a little smaller than a baseball. He put it on a tray on his dresser in his bedroom, and was awoken by a loud pop. The thing cracked in several pieces all on its own, probably because of the thermal stress and cooling.

[LouC]

I saw one a few years ago that looked like it landed within a couple of miles of my ranch. Went to look, but it was like a needle in a haystack, the crops were so high.

Years ago, a friend of mine found one intact, about a little smaller than a baseball. He put it on a tray on his dresser in his bedroom, and was awoken by a loud pop. The thing cracked in several pieces all on its own, probably because of the thermal stress and cooling.

Cool, as long as it wasn't hollow and had cracked open as an egg might... :eek:

[Lee Kington]

The Windows Media player file version says 11.0.

Just 11.0 not 11.0.6001.7007 ?

Seperate item>

Did the flash movies on my photobucket account work for you online?

[Lee Kington]

I saw one a few years ago that looked like it landed within a couple of miles of my ranch. Went to look, but it was like a needle in a haystack, the crops were so high.

Years ago, a friend of mine found one intact, about a little smaller than a baseball. He put it on a tray on his dresser in his bedroom, and was awoken by a loud pop. The thing cracked in several pieces all on its own, probably because of the thermal stress and cooling.

Finding them after a sighting can be a bit like chasing the end of a rainbow. On the other hand... there are some people who makes millions of dollars from finding them, they are valuable. One of the best is Robert Haag

http://www.meteoriteman.com/collection/

Here is an interesting 'presentation' of one:
http://www.meteoriteman.com/collection/iron_pics/Gibeon-nut-and-bolt-etched.jpg

[LouC]

Just 11.0 not 11.0.6001.7007 ?

Seperate item>

Did the flash movies on my photobucket account work for you online?

11.0.6002.18065

Yes they worked, thanks.

[Lee Kington]

11.0.6002.18065

Hmmmmmm...... could be that you have streaming content in WMP blocked.

I would test the player by right clicking on one of the video links.
SAVE Link As

Save it to your system and open it locally and see if it plays.

[Samm]

I saw one a few years ago that looked like it landed within a couple of miles of my ranch. Went to look, but it was like a needle in a haystack, the crops were so high.

Years ago, a friend of mine found one intact, about a little smaller than a baseball. He put it on a tray on his dresser in his bedroom, and was awoken by a loud pop. The thing cracked in several pieces all on its own, probably because of the thermal stress and cooling.

That is no loger your friend... he may look the same... he may sound the same... but he has been replaced. :shifty:

[StoneScratcher]

Finding them after a sighting can be a bit like chasing the end of a rainbow. On the other hand... there are some people who makes millions of dollars from finding them, they are valuable. One of the best is Robert Haag

http://www.meteoriteman.com/collection/

Here is an interesting 'presentation' of one:
http://www.meteoriteman.com/collection/iron_pics/Gibeon-nut-and-bolt-etched.jpg

I clicked the link and looked under iron and saw this picture. Is this the actual meteorite, a nut and bolt? Or did they make the nut and bolt out of an iron meteorite?

[LouC]

Hmmmmmm...... could be that you have streaming content in WMP blocked.

I would test the player by right clicking on one of the video links.
SAVE Link As

Save it to your system and open it locally and see if it plays.

I had actually tried that first and it didn't.

I wish I knew more about this stuff! :think: