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(meteorobs) -6 fireball on Sept 18/19
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To: "Mich=?ISO-8859-1?Q?=e8le_Martin?=" <Michele_Martin@pcbedot edu.ondot ca>, "Andre Knoefel" <fidac@imodot net>, "Patrick Marleau" <Patrick.Marleau@wanadoo.fr>, "Peter Brown" <peter@max.arc.nasadot gov>, <meteorobs@latrade.com>, "Peter Jenniskens" <peter@max.arc.nasadot gov>, "Bruce Clarke" <bdclarke@magi.com>, "Rob darkbeing" <darkbeing@sprynet.com>, "Rock Mallin" <adave@cyberusdot ca>, "Yves Paris" <paris.yves@sympaticodot ca>, "Jason Mainville" <steeljustice@sprintdot ca>
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Subject: (meteorobs) -6 fireball on Sept 18/19
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From: Pierre Martin <p.martin@cyberusdot ca>
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Date: Sat, 19 Sep 98 07:32:10 -0400
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Reply-To: meteorobs@latrade.com
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Sender: owner-meteorobs
Hello,
Just coming back in from a very successful 4 hours teff observation.
I dont yet have my observation decoded, as with my other 2 other
nights for mid-september, but I think it is worthwhile to report
last night's fireball. It is certainly the finest meteor I have
seen so far this year.
At 7:25 UT (3:25 local edt), the meteor was sighted already in motion
and brightening just north of Polaris. It moved slowly, heading toward
east. Its path, when I saw it was 40deg long and lasted a full 4 seconds.
The meteor produced 3 bursts. The second burst left behind train
and a few small pieces of fragmentation. It continued some more
distance, then the final burst of magnitude -6 appeared.
I called it SPO for know, but my plot indicate that a Kappa
Aquarid cannot be ruled out. It was far but appears to come from
the Water Jar in Aquarius? It looked too slow to be a Piscid,
especially considering how far it was from that radiant.
I'll report back soon once I get the data decoded, and have more
details. Fireball will be reported to FIDAC.
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Pierre Martin . . * . * . .
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