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(meteorobs) Re: CALL FOR HELP! A talk on meteors...



Lew,

Basic terms should be gone over.  Meteor,meteoroid, meteorite, fireball,
train, etc.   A good talk on the appearance of fireballs and their true
geometry in the atmosphere would be very useful.  Almost no one knows how
far away these things really are; a hefty percentage of  UFO reports are
obvious meteors.  Horizon approachers fool 99.999% of the public. Go over
the visibility of the best major showers also.

Norman