(meteorobs) N. Calif. Fireballs and Rocket Re-Entry

[Wayne Watson]

Over the night of the 26-27, my Sandia camera caught three fireballs. Two were 
somewhat weak. However, one was rather dramatic and its time corresponds pretty 
closely to radio data from Norm Davis. He also recorded a fair amount of radio data 
for several hours prior to the large fireball. It's a bit more slow moving than 
similar fireballs I've seen, and it may be actually space debris re-entering the 
earth's atmosphere. Another poster, Ed Cannon, posted some info about a re-entry. My 
observation occurred several hours later, but perhaps it is related to additional 
debris from the rocket.

See my movie of the larger of the three and general info about all three at 
<http://home.earthlink.net/~mtnv95959a/meteors_videos.html>.
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                  Wayne T. Watson (The Wizard of Obz, Nevada City, CA)
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