[meteorite-list] looks promising...for something

[Göran Axelsson]

Another one in southern Sweden yesterday. Complete with light and sound.

Short notes in Swedish :
http://svt.se/svt/jsp/Crosslink.jsp?d=58360&a=1445278&printerfriendly=true
http://svt.se/svt/jsp/Crosslink.jsp?d=58360&a=1446198&printerfriendly=true
http://svt.se/svt/jsp/Crosslink.jsp?d=58360&a=1445221&printerfriendly=true

"For a short while the night was  turned into day."  according to an 
amateur astronomer.

/Göran

lebofsky at lpl.arizona.edu wrote:

> Hi Elton:

>

> How many fireballs, etc. have been seen recently? I know there have been a

> bunch, but would like to know how many there have been if anyone is

> keeping a tally.

>

> We have our regular "asteroid lunch" here in Tucson today and this would

> make an interesting topic for our group.

>

> Thanks

>

> Larry

>

> On Sun, February 15, 2009 8:45 pm, Mr EMan wrote:

>   

>

>   

>> I believe I've run to ground the space debris/ satellite collision/

>> Fireball confusion but see no way to get it back into Pandora's Box. What

>> happens on the Internet stays in the Internet!

>>

>> A Notice to AIRMEM(NOTAM) was issued for the expected re-entry of an ISS

>> resupply rocket booster over Alberta Canada for approx 3-3:15 PM Friday

>> 13 Feb. NOTAMS are national/international for aircraft flying into the

>> affected region.  This booster was on time but skipped back and finally

>> reentered over the South Atlantic off the West coast of Africa 15 min

>> later.  The NOTAM did not immediately expire I forget how long NOTAMs

>> remain in effect.

>>

>> A reporter called the FAA who called the National Weather Service or vice

>> versa regarding a fireball over Kentucky and some mal-informed

>> representative sees the Alberta NOTAM all the while reports of a

>> satellite collision are still creeping across the CNN screen and connects

>> the wrong two plus two.

>>

>> It is picked up by the news wire and suddenly the sky is falling

>> everywhere as parts of the Iridium and Kosmos suddenly start dropping

>> straight down from orbit Wiley Coyote/Hollywood style--Oh yeah and

>> starting barn fires in Lily Kentucky which never stop burning and can't

>> be extinguished. DUH!

>>

>> Back to a general note: we are seeing weekly and monthly spaced major

>> fireballs including large meteorite falls. Statistics tell me that we are

>> only sampling a portion of a much larger asteroidal debris field in

>> crossing earth orbit.  Is anyone aware of a more formal study accessing a

>> distant collision in the asteroid belt that has sent a fresh supply of

>> material our way?  I surmised a few years ago that Feb also seemed to

>> have a cluster of falls toward the end of the month.  Has anyone on the

>> list looked at the fall log or fireball log at Amsmeteors.org for any

>> recurring clusters?  Be back later, I am finishing my Kevlar titanium

>> umbrella hard hat.

>>

>> Elton

>> --- On Sun, 2/15/09, Dark Matter <freequarks at gmail.com> wrote:

>>

>>

>>     

>>> From: Dark Matter <freequarks at gmail.com>

>>> Subject: [meteorite-list] looks promising...for something

>>> To: "Meteorite List" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>

>>> Date: Sunday, February 15, 2009, 9:44 PM

>>> Texans report fireball in sky, sonic booms

>>>

>>>

>>> -Video shot in Austin, Texas, shows meteor-like object in

>>> sky Sunday morning -Fireball sightings, reports of sonic booms come days

>>> after satellite collision in space -FAA told U.S. pilots to watch for

>>> "falling space

>>> debris" -No reports of ground strikes or interference with

>>> aircraft, FAA spokesman says

>>>

>>> (CNN) -- Sonic booms and at least one fireball in the sky

>>> were reported in Texas on Sunday, less than a week after two satellites

>>> collided in space and a day after the Federal Aviation Administration

>>> asked U.S. pilots to watch for "falling space debris," authorities said.

>>>

>>> http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/15/texas.sky.debris/index.html

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