(meteorobs) Question about daylight fireball event (historical).

[David Entwistle]

In message <6.2.0.14.2.20050508221236.0312a140 at mail.adam.com.au>, Tony
Beresford <dberesford at adam.com.au> writes
>
>The August 10, 1972 event is discussed in most books which talk about asteroid 
>impacts.
>There are a lot of observer reports and some photos in The October 1972( Vol44 
>no. 4) Sky& Telescope ,page 269
>and a letter about in April 1973 issue Vol 45, no.4, page 219 with another 
>image.
>A full article "the meteor that miised the Earth" by L.G. Jacchia was on page
>4 of the July 1974 issue of Sky& Telscope (vol48, no. 1 ).
>
> From memory there was also some articles in Nature about it late 1972 or early 
>1973.
>Tony Beresford
>

Tony,

Thanks for clearing that up.

For anyone interested, the event is also covered by Gary Kronk

http://comets.amsmeteors.org/meteors/1972.html

You can also download the revised findings of Ceplecha from 'Astronomy
and Astrophysics', here.

http://tinyurl.com/ah9ok

-- 
David Entwistle