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Re: (meteorobs) FIDAC Fireball Report 09/97



Andre Knoefel wrote:
> 
>        INTERNATIONAL METEOR ORGANIZATION *** FIREBALL DATA CENTER
> 
>                       FIDAC Fireball report no. 09/97
>                      =================================
> 
>                           Fireballs -3 ... -5 mag
>                         ---------------------------
> 
> Date        Time    Solar    Longitude Latitude Magnitude Observer
>                     Long.
>             [UT]    [deg]    [ deg ']  [deg ']  vis  abs
> 1997 Apr 14 0205     24.221  105 20 W  39 38 N  -4   -5   D. Catts, J. Catts
> 1997 Mar 16 0352    355.650  075 33 W  39 45 N  -5   -9   J. Wojack
> 1997 Mar 08 234750  348.496  014 03 E  45 53 N  -3   -7   N. Stritof
> 1996 Nov 15 0854    233.339  130 38 E  33 26 N            K. Tanaka
> 1996 Nov 15 0854    233.339  130 29 E  33 29 N            T. Ichikawa
> 1997 Jan 30 175335  310.954  137 50 E  36 30 N  -3        T. Maruyama
> 1997 Feb 10 1914    322.160  140 50 E  38 15 N            F. Takahasi
> 1997 Mar 08 1933    348.319  140 29 E  35 58 N  -4        K. Ohsaki
> 1997 Mar 11 1020    350.933  139 41 E  35 04 N  -3   -3   T. Sato
> 1997 Mar 19 194025  359.290  134 43 E  35 06 N  -4        M. Sugano
> 1997 Mar 24 1002      3.854  140 33 E  36 05 N  -3        K. Ohsaki
> 1997 Mar 24 100257    3.854  137 42 E  34 55 N  -3   -4   N. Koshiyama
> 1997 Mar 24 1003      3.855  139 36 E  35 17 N  -3   -6   H. Hayashi
> 1997 Mar 24 1003      3.855  136 55 E  35 30 N  -3   -4   Y. Nakamura
> 1997 Mar 24 1003      3.855  137 33 E  35 03 N  -3        Y. Natsume
> 1997 Mar 24 1003      3.855  139 02 E  35 10 N  -4   -6   A. Inaka
> 1997 Mar 24 1003      3.855  139 28 E  35 41 N  -4   -5   M. Sato
> 1997 Mar 24 1003      3.855  138 49 E  35 07 N  -4   -6   Y. Tezuka
> 1997 Mar 24 1005      3.856  139 20 E  35 43 N  -4   -7   C. Nojima, S. Nojima
> 1997 Mar 24 1010      3.859  137 12 E  36 35 N            A. Kawakami
> 1997 Mar 24 1045      3.883  137 52 E  36 12 N            H. Murakami
> 1997 Mar 24 1049      3.886  137 57 E  36 20 N  -3   -5   Y. Nagai
> 1997 Mar 28 1004      7.816  138 56 E  35 17 N  -3        M. Takanashi
> 1997 Mar 28 1005      7.816  139 20 E  35 20 N            H. Mitsuhashi et al.
> 1997 Apr 09 1040     19.667  139 40 E  35 43 N  -5   -6   M. Oka
> 1997 Apr 09 104140   19.669  137 51 E  36 31 N  -4        T. Maruyama
> 1997 Apr 10 1135     20.687  139 27 E  35 40 N  -3        T. Inoue
> 1997 Apr 10 193357   21.013  137 50 E  36 30 N  -5   -5   T. Maruyama
> 1997 Apr 12 1550     22.823  139 27 E  35 33 N  -4        N. Yamashita
> 1997 Apr 19 0930     29.414  135 21 E  34 44 N            unknown
> 1997 May 05 110155   45.038  116 37 W  32 50 N  -4        R. Lunsford
> 1997 May 06 0050     45.595  063 36 W  44 39 N  -4   -6   M. Boschat
> 1997 May 05 0114     44.642  082 25 W  36 24 N  -4        B. + A. Whittemore
> 1997 May 10 0538     49.658  081 40 W  30 20 N  -4   -4   C. Bolduc
> 1997 May 05 0210     44.680  084 34 W  33 57 N  -3        E. Adair
> 1997 May 03 005725   42.693  006 22 E  50 57 N  -5        C. Braun
> 
>                          Fireballs -6 and brighter
>                         ---------------------------
> 
> 1997 Apr 20  03 50  UT
> Solar longitude J2000:  30.160deg
> Magnitude: -9   Zenithal magnitude: -10
> Location: Bramdrupdam (Denmark)
> ( 009deg 27'44'' E,  55deg 31'22'' N)
> First sighting: alpha=184deg, delta=+60deg
> End sighting:   alpha=220deg, delta=+09deg
> Duration: 2.5 seconds
> Color: wh
> Trail: wh
> Persistent train: -
> Fragmentation: 4 pcs.
> Velocity: slow
> Sound: none
> Observer: L. Nielsen
> 
> 1997 Mar 06  17 26  UT
> Solar longitude J2000: 346.230deg
> Magnitude: -10   Zenithal magnitude: -12
> Location: Salonta (Romania)
> ( 021deg 39'55'' E,  46deg 48'40'' N)
> First sighting: alpha=360deg, delta=+33deg
> End sighting:   alpha=006deg, delta=+14deg
> Duration: 7 seconds
> Color: gr-wh
> Trail: rd
> Persistent train: 2.5min, rd, gr
> Fragmentation: -
> Velocity: -
> Sound: -
> Observer: A. Kosa-Kiss, A. Szasz
> 
> 1997 Feb 16  13 55  UT
> Solar longitude J2000: 328.000deg
> Magnitude: -8   Zenithal magnitude: -
> Location: Monticello, MS (USA)
> ( 090deg 10'  W,  31deg 35'  N)
> First sighting: -
> End sighting: -
> Duration: 4 seconds
> Color: wh
> Trail: -
> Persistent train: -
> Fragmentation: yes
> Velocity: fast
> Sound: -
> Observer: T.E. Davis
> 
> 1997 Feb 16  08 00  UT
> Solar longitude J2000: 327.751deg
> Magnitude: -6   Zenithal magnitude: -
> Location: Winchester, TE (USA)
> ( 086deg 09'  W,  35deg 10'  N)
> First sighting: -
> End sighting: -
> Duration: 8 seconds
> Color: ye, rd
> Trail: -
> Persistent train: -
> Fragmentation: -
> Velocity: very fast
> Sound: -
> Observer: E. Baker
> 
> 1997 Apr 14  02 15  UT
> Solar longitude J2000:  24.228deg
> Magnitude: -10   Zenithal magnitude: -11
> Location: Longmont, CO (USA)
> ( 105deg 06'  W,  40deg 11'  N)
> First sighting: alpha=083deg, delta=+30deg
> End sighting:   alpha=044deg, delta=+28deg
> Duration: 2 seconds
> Color: bl/wh
> Trail: yes
> Persistent train: -
> Fragmentation: none
> Velocity: fast
> Sound: none
> Observer: S. Russell
> 
> 1997 Mar 15  09 30  UT
> Solar longitude J2000: 354.888deg
> Magnitude: -8   Zenithal magnitude: -
> Location: Livermore, CA (USA)
> ( 121deg 46'  W,  37deg 40'  N)
> First sighting: -
> End sighting: -
> Duration: 2 seconds
> Color: bl-gr
> Trail: -
> Persistent train: 1s, bl-gr
> Fragmentation: -
> Velocity: -
> Sound: -
> Observer: L. Wong
> 
> 1997 Apr 15  02 12  UT
> Solar longitude J2000:  25.205deg
> Magnitude: -14   Zenithal magnitude: -
> Location: Boulder, CO (USA)
> ( 105deg 16'  W,  40deg 02'  N)
> First sighting: -
> End sighting: -
> Duration: 5 seconds
> Color: or-gr
> Trail: -
> Persistent train: 5s, or
> Fragmentation: -
> Velocity: -
> Sound: -
> Observer: J. DeFazio
> 
> 1997 Apr 02  01 40  UT
> Solar longitude J2000:  12.408deg
> Magnitude: -10   Zenithal magnitude: -
> Location: Dublin, GA (USA)
> ( 082deg 54'  W,  32deg 31'  N)
> First sighting: -
> End sighting: -
> Duration: 5 seconds
> Color: bl/rd
> Trail: -
> Persistent train: 2s, rd
> Fragmentation: sparks, rd
> Velocity: -
> Sound: -
> Observer: T. Yanken et al.
> 
> 1997 Feb 26  15 15  UT
> Solar longitude J2000: 338.129deg
> Magnitude: -15   Zenithal magnitude: -16
> Location: Ellensburg, WA (USA)
> ( 120deg 20'  W,  46deg 50'  N)
> First sighting: alpha=234deg, delta=+12deg
> End sighting:   alpha=252deg, delta=+14deg
> Duration: -
> Color: bl, wh
> Trail: yes
> Persistent train: -
> Fragmentation: none
> Velocity: medium
> Sound: none
> Observer: M. Rowe
> 
> 1997 Jan 17  01 00  UT
> Solar longitude J2000: 297.017deg
> Magnitude: -7   Zenithal magnitude: -10
> Location: Uinta Mts., UT (USA)
> ( 110deg   '  W,  41deg   '  N)
> First sighting: alpha=310deg, delta=-10deg
> End sighting:   alpha=310deg, delta=+09deg
> Duration: 10 seconds
> Color: wh/or
> Trail: -
> Persistent train: several minutes, or
> Fragmentation: none
> Velocity: very slow
> Sound: none
> Observer: J. Kirk
> 
> 1997 Mar 08  23 15  UT
> Solar longitude J2000: 348.470deg
> Magnitude: -15   Zenithal magnitude: -16
> Location: Fort Bragg, CA (USA)
> ( 123deg 48'54'' W,  39deg 48'18'' N)
> First sighting: alpha=315deg, delta=+25deg
> End sighting:   alpha=360deg, delta=+15deg
> Duration: 1 second
> Color: gr
> Trail: yes
> Persistent train: none
> Fragmentation: none
> Velocity: -
> Sound: none
> Observer: G. Mason
> 
> 1997 Mar 08  23 10  UT
> Solar longitude J2000: 348.470deg
> Magnitude: very bright
> Location: Eureka, CA (USA)
> ( 124deg 10'  W,  40deg 49'  N)
> First sighting: -
> End sighting: -
> Duration: 2 seconds
> Color: gr
> Trail: wh
> Persistent train: yes
> Fragmentation: yes
> Velocity: very fast
> Sound: -
> Observer: S. Russell
> 
> 1997 Mar 08  23 11  UT
> Solar longitude J2000: 348.470deg
> Magnitude: very bright
> Location: Klamath Falls, OR (USA)
> ( 121deg 07'  W,  42deg 02'  N)
> First sighting: alpha=320deg, delta=+08deg
> End sighting:   alpha=297deg, delta=+34deg
> Duration: 3 seconds
> Color: gr/bl
> Trail: -
> Persistent train: contrail
> Fragmentation: none
> Velocity: -
> Sound: -
> Observer: D. O'Connell
> 
> 1997 Mar 12  12 08  UT
> Solar longitude J2000: 352.006deg
> Magnitude: -6   Zenithal magnitude: -
> Location: Nagano-ken (Japan)
> ( 137deg 37'  E,  35deg 40'  N)
> First sighting: -
> End sighting: -
> Duration: 2 seconds
> Color: wh
> Trail: -
> Persistent train: -
> Fragmentation: -
> Velocity: -
> Sound: -
> Observer: T. Usui
> 
> 1997 Mar 18  15 40 50 UT
> Solar longitude J2000: 358.130deg
> Magnitude: -6   Zenithal magnitude: -
> Location: Nagano-ken (Japan)
> ( 137deg 51'30'' E,  36deg 07'14'' N)
> First sighting: -
> End sighting: -
> Duration: 0.7 seconds
> Color: -
> Trail: -
> Persistent train: -
> Fragmentation: -
> Velocity: -
> Sound: -
> Observer: C. Shimoda
> 
> 1997 Mar 24  10 03 00 UT
> Solar longitude J2000:   3.855deg
> Magnitude: -7   Zenithal magnitude: -
> Location: Nagano-ken (Japan)
> ( 137deg 53'16'' E,  35deg 30'07'' N)
> First sighting: -
> End sighting: -
> Duration: 1 second
> Color: wh
> Trail: terminal explosion
> Persistent train: none
> Fragmentation: sparks
> Velocity: -
> Sound: none
> Observer: A. Murasawa
> 
> 1997 Mar 24  10 03 02 UT
> Solar longitude J2000:   3.855deg
> Magnitude: -7   Zenithal magnitude: -
> Location: Shizuoka-ken (Japan)
> ( 138deg 53'  E,  35deg 18'  N)
> First sighting: -
> End sighting: -
> Duration: -
> Color: wh
> Trail: -
> Persistent train: none
> Fragmentation: -
> Velocity: very slow
> Sound: none
> Observer: K. Osada
> 
> 1997 Mar 28  10 05  UT
> Solar longitude J2000:   7.816deg
> Magnitude: -6   Zenithal magnitude: -7
> Location: Shizuoka-shi (Japan)
> ( 138deg 25'  E,  34deg 58'  N)
> First sighting: alpha=101deg, delta=+45deg
> End sighting:   alpha=017deg, delta=+48deg
> Duration: 1.5 seconds
> Color: or-rd-or
> Trail: -
> Persistent train: none
> Fragmentation: 4-5 pcs.
> Velocity: -
> Sound: none
> Observer: T. Kobayashi
> 
> 1997 May 05  03 25  UT
> Solar longitude J2000:  44.730deg
> Magnitude: -15   Zenithal magnitude: -
> Location: Atlanta, GA (USA)
> ( 084deg 23'  W,  33deg 45'  N)
> First sighting: -
> End sighting: -
> Duration: 3 seconds
> Color: -
> Trail: -
> Persistent train: -
> Fragmentation: -
> Velocity: -
> Sound: -
> Observer: J. Williams, B. Williams
> 
> 1997 May 09  02 48  UT
> Solar longitude J2000:  48.577deg
> Magnitude: -7   Zenithal magnitude: -
> Location: Canton, MI (USA)
> ( 085deg   '  W,  42deg   '  N)
> First sighting: -
> End sighting: -
> Duration: 6 seconds
> Color: gr/ye
> Trail: -
> Persistent train: -
> Fragmentation: yes
> Velocity: -
> Sound: none
> Observer: J. Connolly
> 
> 1997 May 04  05 20  UT
> Solar longitude J2000:  43.839deg
> Magnitude: -14   Zenithal magnitude: -
> Location: East Lansing, MI (USA)
> ( 085deg 34'  W,  42deg 44'  N)
> First sighting: -
> End sighting: -
> Duration: 8 seconds
> Color: wh-bl
> Trail: explosion
> Persistent train: 3s, rd/or
> Fragmentation: -
> Velocity: -
> Sound: -
> Observer: A. Hurd
> 
> 1997 May 05  01 15  UT
> Solar longitude J2000:  44.643deg
> Magnitude: -9   Zenithal magnitude: -10
> Location: Winstin-Salem, NC (USA)
> ( 080deg 48'  W,  36deg 18'  N)
> First sighting: alpha=155deg, delta=+20deg
> End sighting:   alpha=105deg, delta=-21deg
> Duration: 8 seconds
> Color: gr
> Trail: 5-7deg, ye
> Persistent train: none
> Fragmentation: -
> Velocity: -
> Sound: -
> Observer: D.N. Morgan
> 
> 1997 Apr 27  01 45  UT
> Solar longitude J2000:  36.897deg
> Magnitude: -12   Zenithal magnitude: -14
> Location: Bradford, VT (USA)
> ( 072deg 09'  W,  43deg 59'  N)
> First sighting: alpha=197deg, delta=+12deg
> End sighting:   alpha=169deg, delta=-36deg
> Duration: 4 seconds
> Color: wh
> Trail: -
> Persistent train: none
> Fragmentation: -
> Velocity: -
> Sound: -
> Observer: R.S. Ent
> 
> 1997 Mar 19  14 31  UT
> Solar longitude J2000: 359.076deg
> Magnitude: -9   Zenithal magnitude: -
> Location: Guam (USA)
> ( 144deg 30'  E,  13deg 20'  N)
> First sighting: -
> End sighting: -
> Duration: 2 seconds
> Color: wh
> Trail: -
> Persistent train: 1-2s, wh
> Fragmentation: -
> Velocity: -
> Sound: -
> Observer: D. Meek
> 
> 1997 Mar 17  23 15  UT
> Solar longitude J2000: 357.449deg
> Magnitude: -14   Zenithal magnitude: -
> Location: Vidalia, GA (USA)
> ( 082deg 24'  W,  32deg 14'  N)
> First sighting: -
> End sighting: -
> Duration: 10 seconds
> Color: wh
> Trail: -
> Persistent train: 15s, wh
> Fragmentation: -
> Velocity: -
> Sound: -
> Observer: V. Tollison
> 
>  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>         This report based on data of the national centers:
>  Arbeitskreis Meteore AKM (Germany), American Meteor Society AMS (USA),
>  Meteor and Impacts Advisory Committee MIAC (Canada), North American
>  Meteor Network NAMN (USA), Nippon Meteor Society NMS (Japan), Sociedad
>  de Observadores de Meteoros y Cometas de Espana SOMNYCE (Spain), and
>  VdS Fachgruppe Meteore (Germany)
>  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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