Wow, what a sight this morning. I ran from home through Fort Douglas and Research Park to the Zoo and up toward Emigration Canyon. There was a slight wind coming out of the canyon, and the clear sky above the mountains was free of the valley haze. I was running east toward the mountains, looking up toward the ridgeline, when I saw this incredible meteor shooting through the sky. At first, I could just see white light--like a regular shooting star--but then it turned into this fireball that screamed through the sky at incredible speed. I could see bright orange flames! When it passed over the mountains, I literally paused for a second, bracing myself for the aftershock of its certain impact. Well, I'm sure it was probably entering over Chile or some place, but it seemed really close at the time. That certainly woke up my run. | 