(meteorobs) Fw: Fireball 08:30 UT on 28Oct09 Bartlesville, OK
George Gliba
gliba at milkyway.gsfc.nasa.gov
Mon Nov 30 14:15:36 EST 2009
GeoZay at aol.com wrote:
>>> Saw a persistent train but did not last long given the light pollution.<<
>>>
>
> Seeing a persistent train gives me the impression that it was going to fast
> for it to be a meteorite dropper of asteroidal origins.
> GeoZay
>
Not if it was really bright. The meteorite Kendleton, Texas, that Fell
on May 2, 1939
had a famous persistent train that lasted for several minutes that was
photographed and
published. Also, the famous Sikhote-Alin fireball train of February 12,
1947 lasted so
long that it was painted by an artist from memory. They even made it
into a famous
stamp. See:
http://www.catchafallingstar.com/stamp4.jpg
Clear Skies,
GWG
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