Meteor Lights Up the Sky in Utah

Just after midnight, I walked downstairs in my house and turned the heat up a notch. On my way back up the stairs there was a flash of blue light that lit up the sky. I couldn't imagine what happened to cause such a big flash. My two sons came running into my bedroom to see if my husband or I had seen the flash. I noticed the flash was blue and my son, Trevor, saw a yellow flash that followed the blue one. We looked outside a couple minutes later, but we couldn't see anything. Later today, we discovered that what we witnessed was the meteor that hit Utah(some people believe it was in southern Utah). I read the news story about this event in the Salt Lake Tribune. It was reported that someone has heard that this event was witnessed in California, Nevada, Idaho and Colorado, in addition to Utah.
I have always been fascinated with the sky. I remember constantly watching the sky as a young girl. It is amazing how something as constant as clouds can be ever-changing. I know of nothing more specacular than the sky. A couple of years ago, I took an Astronomy class in college. Unfortunately, it was during the summer months (accelerated for college) and online, so I missed out on the full experience of the class. However, I still loved learning about the planets, stars, suns, meteors (meteroids, meteorites), etc. Soon after reading a chapter in my Astronomy book about galaxies, I had the most amazing dream about a galaxy. I believe I will always be fascinated with the wonders of the universe.
Last night's (or rather, this morning's) meteor event was another amazing part of science that intrigues me so much. It was awesome to read about the meteor event and to see the picture that was taken of the aftermath. When I showed the picture to my son, Trevor, he told me how he took a picture of a similar scene this morning. He showed me the pictures he took, and sure enough, it is of the same scene. To view the article, visit http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_13814412.