Re: (meteorobs) Possibly 3 fireballs over Europe on 6-7 April

• To: meteorobs NAMN <meteorobs@atmob.org>
• Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Possibly 3 fireballs over Europe on 6-7 April
• From: Rob McNaught <rmn@aaocbn.aaodot gov.AU>
• Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2002 09:56:41 +1000 (EST)
• Cc: meteorite list <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>, b.j.peiser@livjm.acdot uk, Alastair McBeath <mcbal.gwyvre@virgindot net>, Eddy Echternach <zenit@astro.rugdot nl>, Ed Majden <epmajden@shawdot ca>, Pavel Spurny <Spurny@sunkl.asudot cas.cz>
• Delivered-To: meteorobs-mh@atmob.org
• Delivered-To: meteorobs@atmob.org
• In-Reply-To: <Pine.SOL.3.93.1020409093609.28460B-100000@aaocbnu1.aaodot gov.au>
• Reply-To: meteorobs@atmob.org
• Sender: owner-meteorobs@atmob.org

> A satellite whose perigee has dropped sufficiently to produce a fireball
> at each orbit, is likely very eccentric and will have a pretty fixed
> latitude of perigee.  Thus, the fireball would tend to be seen further east
> by the time difference between perigees.  Thus, if the orbital period were
> about 4 hours (implying a very eccentric orbit if perigee is around 100km),
> each fireball would occur 4 hours (60 degrees) further east on each orbit.
                                                         ^^^^

further WEST !!!  Sorry.

The archive and Web site for our list is at http://www.meteorobs.org
To stop getting all email from the 'meteorobs' lists, use our Webform:
http://www.meteorobs.org/subscribe.html

• Re: (meteorobs) Possibly 3 fireballs over Europe on 6-7 April
• From: Rob McNaught <rmn@aaocbn.aaodot gov.AU>

• Prev: Re: (meteorobs) Possibly 3 fireballs over Europe on 6-7 April
• Next: (meteorobs) Re: Re: post scriptum to: 3 fireballs
• Index(es):
  • Main
  • Thread