[meteorite-list] Fireball(?), Rhode Island USA, 10 Oct 2002

From: Robert Verish <bolidechaser_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:07:01 2004
Message-ID: <20021017004108.33287.qmail_at_web80306.mail.yahoo.com>

This report is about a "fireball" sighting that
occurred 6 days ago:

>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-netastrocatalog-announce_at_atmob.org
>On Behalf Of Andy and Barry
>Sent: Tuesday, 15 October, 2002 6:02 PM
>To: netastrocatalog-announce_at_atmob.org
>
>Subject: Re: (IAAC) IAAC now accessible
> via 'logs_at_visualdeepsky.org'
> and 'chat_at_visualdeepsky.org'!
>
>
>Hi Lew
>
>I am glad I just received your update on the IAAC.
>I should have written to you last week about this to
>see if you heard or saw anything like what I saw last

>Thursday evening here in Rhode Island. I have
>written to all the Frosty Drew crew without out much
>reply and I also tried to start a message thread on
>SSA, but it seems they are involved
>in a lot of Off Topic stuff right now and my message
>went by pretty much unnoticed.
>
>Last Thursday evening I was outside talking with a
>couple of friends of mine at about 8:10 PM when
>there was a bright flash similar to lightning.
>It was so bright that the ground around us lit up.
>This in its self was amazing because we were standing

>in a brightly lit parking lot.
>
>I was lucky enough to be facing in the right
>direction when the flash caught our attention and I
>was able to look up to the sky to see what looked to
>be a large blue green meteor breaking in two,
>streaking across the sky. The approximate size of
>the meteor would have been a little smaller than the
>size of your thumb nail held at arms length. What
was
>truly amazing was that up here in Southern New
>England we were completely covered by a 100% cloud
>cover. I am not sure the direction this object was
>traveling because I was in a section of town I seldom

>go to and was not sure of my orientation to the sky.
>My guess would be it was traveling from the North to
>the East.
>
>I was wondering if you heard anything about this
>meteor or piece of space junk.
>
>Thank you,
>
>Barry Martasian

------------- Reply to Original Message -------------

Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2002 18:17:56 -0400
From: "Lew Gramer" <dedalus_at_alum.mit.edu>
Subject: (meteorobs) Fireball(?), Rhode Island USA, 10
Oct 2002 20:10 Local

No, Barry, yours is the first report I've heard of a
very bright fireball over Rhode Island! Would you be
able to provide more details? If so, PLEASE consider
filling out the Web form at:

  http://www.namnmeteors.org/fireball/report.html

I also encourage anyone else who may have sighted an
event like this to submit a report as soon as you can
afterward, before any details fade from your memory!


(BTW, Barry, remember that 'visualdeepsky.org' and
'netastrocatalog' are mailing lists about the Deep
Sky! Anything meteor-related is more appropriate to
the OTHER list I run, 'meteorobs_at_atmob.org'. :>)

Take care, and thanks for sending me the note!

Lew

Lew Gramer, IMO, NAMN, Webb Society, NDSOS, ATMoB,
NSAAC
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Received on Wed 16 Oct 2002 08:41:08 PM PDT