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(meteorobs) Florida Fireball May 24
this was posted on the astronomy mailing list this morning...anybody in
florida have any reportings? Sounds like it could be a re-entering satellite
of some kind to me?
George Zay
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<< From: steves@flinet.com (steve sanacore)
Hi all;
I just observed a large biggest fireball that must have gone at least 90
degrees across the zenith from North to South at aprox. 11:40pm Sat. May
24, 1997. I am in South Florida. Did anyone else see this? A few
questions came to mind after witnessing such a bright show. It was
clearly a red fireball with a trail of sparks and smoke that lasted a
few seconds. The sky was fairly light with the moon rising in the East.
Just how large would such a meteor have to be to create such a sight? It
did clearly go dark well above the horizon, so does that mean that it
probably disintegrated well before reaching the surface? ...Steve<<