Re: (meteorobs) Fireballs

• To: meteorobs@latrade.com
• Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Fireballs
• From: Bill Hollenbach <ah52@solo.pipex.co.za>
• Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 17:09:10 -0200
• References: <199704172203.PAA21498@mailtod-102.bryant.webtvdot net>
• Reply-To: meteorobs@latrade.com
• Sender: owner-meteorobs

Hi Debby,
Remember one thing......
THERE ARE NO STUPID QUESTIONS, ONLY UNINFORMED PEOPLE !!!!!!
A fire ball is a meteor brighter than mag -4 or the planet Venus.
The brightest I have EVER seen was about -20.
It was bright enough to see colors in the mountains 5 miles away.
cheers
-- 
Bill Hollenbach     	Cederberg Observatory ah52@solo.pipex.co.za	
http://aztec.co.za/exinet/travel/misc/cederobs.html
http://www.cs.uct.ac.za/~iwebb/obs/
Lat: 32:30.11' (S) 	Long: 19:15.20' (E)   GPS POSITION 
" We are stardust "

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