(meteorobs) 800 km / 475 mile distant fireball terminal flash possibility

[prospector at znet.com]

I read the plot for the Stardust re-entry and there was a chance I could see
it between the mountains to my north on 8 Sept. 2004. I didn't go look and
was rewarded by news that someone in New Mexico saw it at about the same
distance as me. It was 540-550 miles from me and would have been about 3
degrees above the horizon. Try for it, I wish I had. Look up "Stardust
re-entry" for a map showing visibility to get an idea of what you may see
and how far.      Dave English
                          Oceanside, California


Quoting Thomas Ashcraft <ashcraft at heliotown.com>:

> For what it is worth and not to get any hopes up:
>
> On November 18, 2009 there was a super-size fireball over Utah.
> Remarkably, the over the horizon terminal burst flashes were visible and
> recorded from my observatory near Santa Fe, New Mexico which is over 475
> miles/800 kilometers away.  It is long shot but maybe the visible
> viewing area for the sat re-entry will be broader than predicted?
>
> Flashing was also observed at Cloudbait Observatory and in Tucson,
> Arizona.
> My video is here:
> http://www.heliotown.com/Utah_Fireball_Ashcraft.html
>
> Reported in the www.spaceweather.com archive here:
> http://www.spaceweather.com/archive.php?view=1&day=19&month=11&year=2009
>
> Good luck to all observers.
>
> Thomas in New Mexico