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Re: (meteorobs) Fire ball
Hi Stephanie,
If your estimation of the magnitude is correct, then it was not a
fireball, as to be classified as a fireball the meteor must be -3 or brighter.
Falling in a wavy pattern would tend to imply it's not even a meteor or any
orbital object moving at a high velocity.
But I wouldn't totally discount its being a reentering piece of space junk,
especially given the duration you gave (10 secs) for the event.
Fireball activity is naturally higher in early to mid spring. Some
writers have even referred to an "April Fireballs" meteor shower in mid to late
April.
Kim Youmans
Stephanie Hobrock wrote:
> Hi folks, Last night about 8:00 p.m. CST due north there was a great
> fireball, magnitude -1 due north that lasted about 10 seconds. It had a
> minimal tail and fell in a wavy pattern. Could this be debris from
> satelites, rather than a natural meteor? It seems to me as I read the
> newsletters and notes from everyone on the list, that there are a number of
> fire balls lately, and that seems unusual. Am I just off the wall, or is
> there some basis to my observations?
>
> Thank you,
> Stephanie
>
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