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(meteorobs) NAMN Fireball Report 2004-January-14, Dayton, Nevada USA (fwd)




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From:    apache@galaxy.atmob.org (Apache User)
To:      NAMN Fireball Reports <namn@atmob.org>
Cc:      Jon Fox <fox@nevadalink.com>
Subject: NAMN Fireball Report 2004-January-14, Dayton, Nevada USA
Date:    Wed, 14 Jan 2004 22:09:54 -0500 (EST)

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DATE: 2004-January-14
TIME: 02:36:35 UT

TOWN and STATE: Dayton, Nevada USA
ELEVATION: 4450 ft.

LONGITUDE: 119 33 26; LATITUDE: 39 14 15

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APPARENT PATH:

BEGIN: RA = ; DEC = 
    or AZIMUTH = 90; ELEVATION = 80

END:   RA = ; DEC = 
    or AZIMUTH = 90; ELEVATION = 8 (North=360, East=90)

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FIREBALL DATA:

APPARENT MAGNITUDE: -4 m
DURATION: 4-5 sec.
COLOR: White

FRAGMENTATION:
None

PERSISTENT TRAIN DURATION: None sec.

VELOCITY SCALE NUMBER: 1.8-2.5
(Note: 0=Stationary, 1=Very Slow, 2=Slow, 3=Medium, 4=Fast, 5=Very Fast)

SOUNDS:
none

SOUND TIME LAPSE: 

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OBSERVER NAME: Jon Fox

E-Mail Address: fox@nevadalink.com

WAS FIREBALL SIGHTED DURING A METEOR OBSERVING WATCH? NO

IF YES, THE OBSERVING PERIOD BEGAN AT:  UT
                         and ENDED AT:  UT

THE FIREBALL WAS A MEMBER OF WHAT SHOWER? 

Please put any additional remarks, sketches, drawings, etc. below:
Facing due east, the meteor was seen to move nearly due east, disapearing about 
8 degrees above the horizon.  "Tail" extended about 5-6 diameters along path.  
No persistant train.  No noticed sounds.
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