[meteorite-list] FW: NAMN Fireball Report 2004-January-14, Dayton, Nevada USA

From: Robert Verish <bolidechaser_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:32:02 2004
Message-ID: <20040116004350.46668.qmail_at_web60306.mail.yahoo.com>

Hello List,

Here is an example of a very well-prepared Fireball
Report. Should you be lucky enough to observe a
fireball (or better still, see & HEAR a bolide;-), you
should use the report below as a template and submit
it to NAMN <http://www.namnmeteors.org/reports.html>:

------------------ FWD Message ------------------

Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2004 23:04:01 +0000
From: meteors_at_comcast.net
Subject: (meteorobs) NAMN Fireball Report
2004-January-14, Dayton, Nevada USA (fwd)

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From: apache_at_galaxy.atmob.org (Apache User)
To: NAMN Fireball Reports <namn_at_atmob.org>
Cc: Jon Fox <fox_at_nevadalink.com>

Subject: NAMN Fireball Report 2004-January-14, Dayton,
Nevada USA
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2004 22:09:54 -0500 (EST)

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DATE: 2004-January-14
TIME: 02:36:35 UT

TOWN and STATE: Dayton, Nevada USA
ELEVATION: 4450 ft.

LONGITUDE: 119 33 26; LATITUDE: 39 14 15

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APPARENT PATH:

BEGIN: RA = ; DEC =
    or AZIMUTH = 90; ELEVATION = 80

END: RA = ; DEC =
    or AZIMUTH = 90; ELEVATION = 8 (North=360,
East=90)

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FIREBALL DATA:

APPARENT MAGNITUDE: -4 m

DURATION: 4-5 sec.

COLOR: White

FRAGMENTATION: None

PERSISTENT TRAIN DURATION: None sec.

VELOCITY SCALE NUMBER: 1.8-2.5
(Note: 0=Stationary, 1=Very Slow, 2=Slow, 3=Medium,
4=Fast, 5=Very Fast)

SOUNDS: none

SOUND TIME LAPSE: N/A

OBSERVER NAME: Jon Fox

E-Mail Address: fox_at_nevadalink.com

WAS FIREBALL SIGHTED DURING A METEOR OBSERVING WATCH?
NO

IF YES, THE OBSERVING PERIOD BEGAN AT: UT
                         and ENDED AT: UT

THE FIREBALL WAS A MEMBER OF WHAT SHOWER?

Please put any additional remarks, sketches, drawings,
etc. below:

Facing due east, the meteor was seen to move nearly
due east, disapearing about 8 degrees above the
horizon. "Tail" extended about 5-6 diameters along
path.
No persistant train. No noticed sounds.

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