(meteorobs) Oct 20/21B 1998 fireball report

• To: <meteorobs@latrade.com>, "Andre Knoefel" <fidac@imodot net>, "Peter Jenniskens" <peter@max.arc.nasadot gov>, "Peter Brown" <peter@danlon.physics.uwodot ca>, " " <og@conveyor.com>, <p.martin@cyberusdot ca>
• Subject: (meteorobs) Oct 20/21B 1998 fireball report
• From: Pierre Martin <p.martin@cyberusdot ca>
• Date: Mon, 2 Nov 98 23:07:54 -0500
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FIDAC FIREBALL REPORT

DATE:  October 20/21 1998; TIME: 7h46m30s UT
LOCATION:  Casselman, Ontario, CAN
LONGITUDE:  -75.063 west; LATITUDE: 45.269 north


APPARENT PATH:          

BEGIN: RA  = 3h40m  
       DEC = 25d 19' 

END:   RA  = 2h6.5m   
       DEC = 22d 38'
                        

FIREBALL DATA:

APPARENT MAGNITUDE:  -8  (term flash)
DURATION:  1 sec
COLOR:  blue/white
FRAGMENTATION:  No
PERSISTENT TRAIN:  Yes, 8 minutes!
VELOCITY:  Scale number: 5 (very fast)
SOUNDS:  none
SOUND TIME LAPSE: na
OBSERVER AND ADDRESS:  Pierre Martin, p.martin@cyberusdot ca
Fireball WAS sighted during a meteor observing watch
Observing period began at: 5:35UT and ended at: 9:55UT
SHOWER MEMBER:  ORI

Meteor #72 (plot#2 on chart 1 available upon request)

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