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Re: (meteorobs) -6 fireball on Sept 18/19

Pierre:
This fireball was probably the one also seen this A.M. by about a dozen
observers at the South Jersey Astronomy Annual Star Party in Belleplain State
Forest near Woodbine NJ.  Description and sky location
matches...unfortunately no one here noted the time but it was around the time
you saw yours.  As usual, I missed it, having gone to bed when the clouds
rolled in only to hear they rolled out again.  We were awakened in our tent
by the collective "WOW!!!" of the fireball observers.

Fred Mason
capnjeep@worldnet.attdot net

Pierre Martin wrote:

> 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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