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(meteorobs) NAMN Fireball Report: June 16/17, 1997
North American Meteor Network
Fireball Reporting Form
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SEND COMPLETED REPORTS TO: Mark Davis at MeteorObs@charlestondot net
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DATE:_1997____(year),_6___(month),_16/17_(day); TIME:_3_H_45_m____s U.T.
TOWN and STATE:_Staten Island, NY_, ___; ELEV. _20_ft.
APPARENT PATH:
BEGIN: RA = _22h__ DEC = _+20____ ELEVATION =_20 deg____
END: RA = __23h_____ DEC = _+30___ ELEVATION = _5 deg_____
North=360, East=90
FIREBALL DATA:
APPARENT MAGNITUDE:_-3__m; DURATION:_4____sec.; COLOR:____green______
FRAGMENTATION:__yes____
PERSISTENT TRAIN: __no______
VELOCITY SCALE NUMBER: __2___
(Note that: 0=Stationary, 1=Very Slow, 2=Slow, 3=Medium, 4=Fast, 5=Very Fast)
SOUNDS: ____none_________
SOUND TIME LAPSE: __n/a_____
OBSERVER AND ADDRESS: _Kevin Kilkenny, Staten Island, NY__
WAS FIREBALL SIGHTED DURING A METEOR OBSERVING WATCH?
NO __x___
YES ______
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Please put any additional remarks, sketches, drawings, etc. below.
Fireball traveled approx. 5 deg. fragmented into 2 distinct pieces of equal
brightness, and a definite green color, traveled approx. another 5 deg. no
sounds was heard although the wind was blowing away from us.
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