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Re: (meteorobs) Fwd: Fireball(?), evening 31 Jan 2002, Houston TX USA
I think the lucky guys got to see trash burning in the sky.
I think this may be Iridium 27, that wasmentioned yesterday?
re:
[meteorite-list] OT: Iridium 27 decay warning update
------c-HArlie
From: "Lew Gramer" <owner-meteorobs@atmob.org>
To: "Meteor Observing Mailing List" <meteorobs@atmob.org>
Cc: "Andy McConville" <AMcConville@CoreLab.com>
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 4:23 PM
Subject: (meteorobs) Fwd: Fireball(?), evening 31 Jan 2002, Houston TX USA
>
> Glad to hear you were fortunate enough to witness one of the many "fire
> balls" (both natural and manmade) that occur each night over our heads:
> These do happen all the time, but are still rarely seen or reported!
>
> Andy, while all the details are still fresh in your mind, please submit
> a report form to one of the astronomical organizations on what you saw?
>
> Here are a few to choose from. Just pick whichever ONE of these has the
> most questions you can answer readily and accurately - and thanks!
>
> http://www.namnmeteors.org/fireball/report.html
> http://www.amsmeteors.org/fireball/report.html
> http://www.imodot net/fireball/report.html
>
> Please note the exact time of your sighting is also considered critical.
>
>
> NOTE: Andy is not a current 'meteorobs' reader. If you followup, please
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> Clear skies,
> Lew Gramer <owner-meteorobs@atmob.org>
>
>
>
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> To: <meteorobs@atmob.org>
> Subject: Fireball/Meteor?
> Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2002 15:37:48 -0600
> From: "Andy McConville" <AMcConville@CoreLab.com>
>
> Has anyone else reported the massive meteor which passed over Houston on
> Thursday evening (31st Jan 2002) ? Myself and 2 friends were in west
> Houston at about 9pm when we spotted the object travelling North-South
> almost from horizon to horizon. I guess it came from about 20 degrees
> high in the north to about 20 degrees in the south and it wasn't quite
> directly overhead, but high nonetheless. It was travelling very fast
> (faster than a low-flying jetplane but not as fast as a shooting star),
> covering the distance in about 4 or 5 seconds. It was bigger than any
> meteor that i've ever seen and was very bright with a bright tail, which
> didn't seem to fade or leave a trail and it was white with a slight
> greenish tinge in colour. The length of the tail decreased as it came
> towards the end of it's flightpath. My guess is that it was a large
> meteor skimming the atmosphere which would have done quite a bit of
> damage had it come down.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Andy McConville
>
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