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

From: Göran Axelsson <axelsson_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2009 15:47:51 +0100
Message-ID: <49997C97.8040004_at_acc.umu.se>

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.

/G?ran

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
>>> ______________________________________________
>>>
Received on Mon 16 Feb 2009 09:47:51 AM PST