Re: (meteorobs) Should I fill in Fireball report

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• Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Should I fill in Fireball report
• From: "Kim Hay" <kimhay@adan.kingstondot net>
• Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 06:46:37 +0000
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> Subject:       Re: (meteorobs) Should I fill in Fireball report 

Hi Lew!!

> You bet, Kim - if you judge any meteor to be *brighter than Jupiter*
> (which is mag -2.8 right now), then you should report it as a fireball.

I was under the impression, that a fireball had to be -4 or greater. 
Because it exploded, I knew that part should be reported, but the 
first magnification, did not seem as bright as it needed to be. 

Thanks for the sites Lew.

Clear skies to you, because we have none here.

Kim
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• Re: (meteorobs) Should I fill in Fireball report
• From: Lew Gramer <dedalus>
• Re: (meteorobs) Should I fill in Fireball report
• From: Malcolm Currie <mjc@ast.star.rl.acdot uk>

• (meteorobs) Should I fill in Fireball report
• From: "Kim Hay" <kimhay@adan.kingstondot net>
• Re: (meteorobs) Should I fill in Fireball report
• From: Lew Gramer <dedalus>

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