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Re: (meteorobs) April Fireballs - re try



Hi Mike,

Okay, I found it:

P. Clay Sherrod, "A Complete Manual of Amateur Astronomy", 1981,
Prentice-Hall, page 51.

<begin quote>
April 15 The April Fireballs

From April 15 to April 30, several prominent fireballs will be seen. These
April Fireballs have no known radiant, thus they have no constellation
designation. The meteors are very, very bright and long lasting, and seem to
originate somewhere in the southeast sky. Look for these fireballs late in
the night, preferably after the moon has set. Several of these meteors have
been known to reach the ground as meteorites.

Position of Radiant: Between the right ascension 20h and 24h, declination
near ecliptic, but erratic.

<end quote>

I checked my April observations from past years, and found no recognizable
"April Fireballs".

Hope this helps,

Mark



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