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Re: (meteorobs) METEORS VS FIREBALLS/BOLIDES
>>>Perhaps it would be a good idea for Mark to post a version of the NAMN
form
for educational purposes and discussion?<<<
Wayne and others,
Below is a copy of the form in use by NAMN. Note that we do not "archive"
fireball reports per se, but do collect the reports and forward to Andre
Knoefel at FIDAC (Fireball Data Center). Feel free to cut and paste for your
own use.
Mark Davis
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North American Meteor Network
Fireball Reporting Form
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DATE: ____ (year), ___ (month), ___ / ___ (day); TIME: ___h ___m ___s U.T.
TOWN and STATE: __________________________________; ELEV. ________ft.
LONGITUDE: _________________ west; LATITUDE: _________________ north
APPARENT PATH:
BEGIN: RA = ______ DEC = ______ or AZIMUTH = ______ ELEVATION = ______
END: RA = ______ DEC = ______ or AZIMUTH = ______ ELEVATION = ______
North=360, East=90
FIREBALL DATA:
APPARENT MAGNITUDE: ______ m; DURATION: ______ sec.; COLOR: __________
FRAGMENTATION: _______________________________________________________
PERSISTENT TRAIN: ____________________________________________________
VELOCITY SCALE NUMBER: _______
(Note that: 0=Stationary, 1=Very Slow, 2=Slow, 3=Medium, 4=Fast, 5=Very
Fast)
SOUNDS: ______________________________________________________________
SOUND TIME LAPSE: ____________________________________________________
OBSERVER AND ADDRESS: ________________________________________________
WAS FIREBALL SIGHTED DURING A METEOR OBSERVING WATCH? Yes ____ No ____
IF "YES",
THE OBSERVING PERIOD BEGAN AT: _______UT and ENDED AT:_______UT
THE FIREBALL WAS A MEMBER OF WHAT SHOWER? __________
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Please put any additional remarks, sketches, drawings, etc. below.
<END OF REPORT>
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