RE: (meteorobs) Oct 20/21B 1998 fireball report

• To: "'NAtlantis@aol.com'" <NAtlantis@aol.com>
• Subject: RE: (meteorobs) Oct 20/21B 1998 fireball report
• From: "Franklin E. Miller" <millerfe@tde.com>
• Date: Tue, 3 Nov 1998 18:31:50 -0700
• Cc: "'meteorobs@latrade.com'" <meteorobs@latrade.com>
• Reply-To: meteorobs@latrade.com
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I missed the original post somehow.  The trail could be persistence illuminated
by the Sun if the Sun is up at altitude.

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From:  NAtlantis@aol.com
Sent:  Tuesday, November 03, 1998 5:11 AM
To:  meteorobs@latrade.com
Subject:  Re: (meteorobs) Oct 20/21B 1998 fireball report

In a message dated 98-11-02 23:15:32 EST, you write:

<< PERSISTENT TRAIN:  Yes, 8 minutes! >>
Is that possible?    I can't remember ever hearing of such a slow fireball...
how would someone distinguish such an observation from a flare?   & If this
was a fireball how is it that one manages to pass so slowly through the
atmosphere while still generating enough frictional energy to be luminous?   


                                                  John  in  Mt. Pleasant, SC
                                                   NAtlantis@AOL.COM
                                                    

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