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Re: (meteorobs) Re: fireball magnitude




>To be included in the FIDAC database, a meteor has to
>be -3.0 magnitude or brighter....

And to reiterate something we mentioned on this thread last year,
the meteor's ZENITHAL magnitude must be -3 or brighter! This means
that if you observe a meteor which is comparable to a -1 magnitude
star JUST 10 DEGREES ABOVE THE HORIZON, then you probably DID see
a fireball according to the IMO FIDAC definition!

Lew Gramer


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