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(meteorobs) NAMN Fireball Report 2004-January-Friday, Carson City,Nevada (fwd)




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From:    NAMN Fireball Reports <namn@atmob.org>
Cc:      Robert Morgan <starviewrjm@sbcglobaldot net>
Subject: NAMN Fireball Report 2004-January-Friday, Carson City,Nevada
Date:    Sat, 31 Jan 2004 08:59:07 -0500 (EST)

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DATE: 2004-January-Friday
TIME: 04:06:0 UT

TOWN and STATE: Carson City,Nevada
ELEVATION: 4700 ft.

LONGITUDE: 119; LATITUDE: 39

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APPARENT PATH:

BEGIN: RA = ; DEC = 
    or AZIMUTH = 80; ELEVATION = 55

END:   RA = ; DEC = 
    or AZIMUTH = 20; ELEVATION = 25 (North=360, East=90)

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FIREBALL DATA:

APPARENT MAGNITUDE: -4.0 m
DURATION: 1 sec.
COLOR: yellow-white

FRAGMENTATION:
Yes, into four(4) pieces.

PERSISTENT TRAIN DURATION: 1 sec.

VELOCITY SCALE NUMBER: 3
(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: Robert Morgan

E-Mail Address: starviewrjm@sbcglobaldot net

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:
   This meteor produced four distinct pieces, one rather large still, as it 
broke up at the end of it's travel path. The meteor was yellow-white in 
appearence and showed an orangish color as it broke up.
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