(meteorobs) Correction to previous Trig.calculation.

stange34 at sbcglobal.net stange34 at sbcglobal.net
Wed Sep 19 01:05:06 EDT 2007


Yes. Equally unfortunate is the registering camera "turned off by a time 
out" while the meteor still had mass, direction, velocity, and heat, and 
that is suggestive that it continued in its path further.

Larry


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Peterson" <clp at alumni.caltech.edu>
To: "Global Meteor Observing Forum" <meteorobs at meteorobs.org>
Sent: 2007/09/18 21:57
Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Correction to previous Trig.calculation.


> Unfortunately, I think this was only caught on two cameras, and their 
> orientations with respect to the event and each other were not ideal for 
> extracting good data. But we'll see.
>
> Chris
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> Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 10:44 PM
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>> Agreed(in part) Chris.  It did lose mass by fragmentation earlier. But 
>> the possibility of that event being cited in the future as a classic 
>> earth grazer example is overwhelming to me and I await formal 
>> calculations by others that could substantiate that with bated breath. 
>> :-)
>>
>> Larry
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