[meteorite-list] Update: Re: Fireball

[Mark Bowling]

Update: 2 other witnesses so far.

http://www.amsmeteors.org/fireball/fireball_log2010.htm


 


----- Original Message ----
From: Mark Bowling <minador at yahoo.com>
To: GeoZay at aol.com; meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
Sent: Tue, August 3, 2010 9:50:58 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Fireball

That did cross my mind, but I failed to mention that (It was about 4 hours past 
my bedtime...).  I saw about 5 meteors in about 20 minutes on Sunday night.  And 

I saw one meteor when I was trying to figure out what my marker stars were.  So 
I was wondering if it was part of a shower.  But I think this was a sporadic 
meteor of greater significance.

I'm trying to remember, but I think the other meteors were faster.  I think it 
traveled about 10 degrees, but if someone can check on their planetarium 
software, and measured what I described, I think that would be more accurate.

I think the whole event (sighting to burn out) was 5 to 10 seconds (it's hard to 

remember).  Next time I'll try to remember details that I failed to think about 
(or hopefully I'll have a camera set up...).  The glowing train was about 5 
seconds before it faded into the darkness.  If this is an alpha Capricornid (or 
another from a shower), then it wouldn't produce a meteorite.  :-/  But I'm 
hoping it was significant and more people will report it! :-)

Clear skies,
Mark B.
Vail, AZ



----- Original Message ----
From: "GeoZay at aol.com" <GeoZay at aol.com>
To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
Sent: Tue, August 3, 2010 6:36:49 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Fireball



<<The fireball appeared in the  
vicinity of Iota Aquarius, and went south to about two degrees of  
Fomalhaut.  <<

I wonder if this was one of the Aquarids  (perhaps S. Iota Aquairid maybe?) 
or perhaps an alpha Capricornid? Those are all  active right now. The S. 
Iota Aquarids peak on Aug 4th. About how fast did it  seem to be traveling? 
You said it traveled a short distance, are we talking  about 5 degrees or 
less? About how many seconds or fractions of one did the  meteor last? At the 
moment my money is on a S. Iota Aquarid member or an alpha  Capricornid. 
Although the alpha Caps are relatively slow, they often are bright  and break up 


a lot, I don't see very many with persistent trains though. Being a  
fireball could make an exception. 
GeoZay  

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