(meteorobs) May 4, 2008 - possible meteorite making fireball

Thomas Ashcraft ashcraft at heliotown.com
Sun May 4 10:46:37 EDT 2008


May 4, 2008

I captured a large fireball last night that has the radio signature of a 
meteor that could have possibly made landfall. It did *not* make any 
obvious radio reflection which is a characteristic of some of the 
largest  "stealth" fireballs.  Here are movies, radio chart, and capture 
image.
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http://www.heliotown.com/Fireballs_May_04_2008_Ashcraft.html
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This particular fireball could have occurred in a wide area north of Las 
Cruces, New Mexico. It is possible there will be other movie captures. 
Hope so.

It was not an Eta Aquariid by the way.

Thomas Ashcraft
New Mexico




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