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

From: lebofsky at lpl.arizona.edu <lebofsky_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2009 07:33:22 -0700 (MST)
Message-ID: <62656.71.226.60.25.1234794802.squirrel_at_timber.lpl.arizona.edu>

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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