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(meteorobs) Fireball Ottawa/Quebec/Boston

Lew et al -

Details of fireball sightings follow, for March 12th, from
Ottawa/Quebec/Boston (as posted on the RASC e-mail list).

Lew, I believe Scott Young (RASC WInnipeg Centre) is living in your neck of
the woods at the moment - he works for a planetarium near Boston.

- Cathy
  Great White North

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Date:  Fri, 13 Mar 1998 08:07:12 -0500
From: Randall Brooks <brooks@istardot ca>
Organization:  NMSTC
Subject: RASC List:  Fireball in Eastern Ontario--any observations?

I had a report from an Ottawa radio station of a very bright meteor
reported by two separate observers south of Ottawa at 8:30-8:40 EST
(1998-03/12). Did anyone else see this or hear of other observations?
Both described it as distinctly blueish in colour.  No tail reported and
the usual "fell not to far away" though as usual--very unlikely.  No
sound reported though one observer was outside.

Thanks
Randall Brooks

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From: "daniel tardif" <dtardif@globetrotter.qcdot ca>
Subject:  Re: RASC List:  Fireball in Eastern Ontario--any observations?
Date:  Fri, 13 Mar 1998 22:14:04 -0500
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Hi Randall,

Three persons of Quebec area have seen a ball with a blue trail in the
south horizon, in south of the moon , about 8h30 pm east time.

Daniel
dtardif@globetrotter.qcdot ca

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From: syoung@net1plus.com (Scott D. Young)
Subject:  Re: RASC List:  Fireball in Eastern Ontario--any observations?
Date:  Sat, 14 Mar 1998 20:49:03

Hundreds of people saw it down here and called the local TV weather forecaster 
(of all peopel). I received 3 reports myself, and I'm trying to get Channel 
7's list of witnesses. By all accounts, a very bright object, visible for at 
least 10 seconds, heading roughly north to northeast. I'm compiling the 
reports now.

Of course, coming a day after the "Killer Asteroid" discovery didn't help.

Scott Young
Winnipeg Centre
Fitchburg, MA

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Cathy Hall, chall@cyberusdot ca
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
RASC, Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Kingston Centre
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