Fwd: Re: [meteorite-list] Japan Meteor

From: drtanuki <drtanuki_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri Aug 26 13:22:44 2005
Message-ID: <20050826172241.43568.qmail_at_web53204.mail.yahoo.com>

> Dear Jeff and List,
> Fantastic photographs! Saitama comprises several
> thousand square kilometers and much of it is covered
> with woodlands with the remainder urban areas. It
> has not been confirmed that anything has been found
> and the chances of finding something from this
> bolide are very slim. The surrounding areas of
> Saitama are even more forested and mountainous. We
> will have to wait and see what developes. Again
> thank you for my fellow Japanese for their fine
> photos! Best, Dirk Ross...Tokyo
>
> Jeff Kuyken <info_at_meteorites.com.au> wrote:
> Hi List,
>
> You may remember some weeks ago a video posted of a
> meteor for which its
> authenticity was called into question. It showed a
> meteor starting to burn
> and then flare-out above the clouds. Someone from
> the Nippon Meteor Society
> (NMS) contacted me regarding this meteor.
>
> It is indeed real and was recorded over northern
> Kanto area in Japan, at
> 01:27 March 20th, 2005. It was captured by a number
> of people including
> SonataCo, Nomoto, Koji Ito and Takashi Sekiguchi all
> of whom have very
> kindly granted me permission to use their videos on
> my site. It is believed
> a small meteorite dropped down to Saitama prefecture
> Japan, but has not yet
> been found.
>
> There is a Japanese forum discussion on this meteor
> at:
>
> http://sonotaco.jp/forum/viewtopic.php?t=369
> http://sonotaco.jp/forum/viewtopic.php?t=376
>
> The videos are really good and can download at my
> film page:
>
> http://www.meteorites.com.au/films/
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jeff Kuyken
> Meteorites Australia
> www.meteorites.com.au
>
>
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Received on Fri 26 Aug 2005 01:22:41 PM PDT