(meteorobs) Re: Fireballs o' Doom

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• Subject: (meteorobs) Re: Fireballs o' Doom
• From: LUNRO.IMO.USA@prodigy.com (MR ROBERT D LUNSFORD)
• Date: Wed, 18 Feb 1998 19:43:58, -0500
• Reply-To: meteorobs@latrade.com
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-- [ From: Robert Lunsford * EMC.Ver #2.5.3 ] --

Lew Wrote:

> This could be a general question to the list: have any of the more
experienced
> long-term observers noticed an upswing in fireballs this past 10, 20,
or 30
> years? (NORMAN & BOB: this question's especially directed at you!) Do
any of
> our AMS or European subscribers know of such results in the meteorics
> literature?
> 
As stated before I believe the upswing in fireball reports is not due to
an actual increase in fireball numbers, but an increase in the number of
people outside at night. Rapid communication has sure made it easier to
report such sightings.

Bob  

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