[meteorite-list] Google Earth Kmz file for July 6 Fireball PA available

From: Mr EMan <mstreman53_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2009 18:01:34 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <976058.8157.qm_at_web55201.mail.re4.yahoo.com>

I have exported the plots of the 16 AMS reports as well as some Non AMS reports of significance and most of the towns where a witness made a report from. It is an 8kb file that you can import into Google Earth. Should work on PC or Mac. Possibly iPhones. The purpose of this file is to consolidate reports to aid searchers in knowing the situation so they can form their own plans. I did not have time to revisit each AMS report to annotate if they heard a boom, sorry but I'd like to get this to researchers.

Notation:
NAMS=a report gleaned from a blog there are more but mostly repetition and don't add to the missing info.

371* is the AMS report set for this fireball-- in this case a thru t.
On a colored path if there is only a single bearing mentioned it is plotted as either 371#SE or C. Reports having an arc are 371#S for START or E for END. They may be different colors. There are 3-5 reports that don't plot into the others well and I attribute those to witnesses that erred on their own ground orientation. "PA FB 6Jul2009 V01.kmz" for the initial release successive updates will have V02, 03 etc.

Comments/Details are in the popup window when you click on a particular place mark. (one observer--probably ex-military, looked immediately at his computer screen and reports the time as 1:06) Most NAMS reports are included to show if there was a boom or not and weather concurrent or delayed. Note one report of possible electrophonic sound.

I can mail this out to whomever wants BUT if someone(s) can host it on their site and post the list the link, I'd be beholding as I am up to my behind in deadlines. Remember you have to have the free application called Google Earth and an internet connection.

Please give me feedback as to any glitches in this file. Expert advice welcome.

BTW is anyone getting the weather and winds aloft data sets? Please let me know off list.

Elton
Received on Tue 07 Jul 2009 09:01:34 PM PDT