[meteorite-list] Correction: Livingston, WI fall direction WNW -> ESE

From: Meteorites USA <eric_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2010 13:35:07 -0700
Message-ID: <4BC7787B.4080400_at_meteoritesusa.com>

Have you seen the ground there? Wunderbar!

Regards,
Eric


On 4/15/2010 1:17 PM, Matson, Robert D. wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Yes, my apologies -- I got the direction reversed. It was WNW to ESE.
> (In my defense, I made the mistake of taking one of the early witness
> reports at face value that the direction was going "east to west".)
>
> Based on the Doppler data, the westernmost returns are at much higher
> altitude than the easternmost returns, so there is no doubt this was
> travelling toward the ESE. --Rob
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: fallingfusion at wi.rr.com [mailto:fallingfusion at wi.rr.com]
> Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 1:13 PM
> To: Matson, Robert D.; meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Subject: Re: Livingston, WI fall
>
> Looks like WNW to ESE. This camera is pointing nearly directly west at
> the lakefront in Milwaukee. (Building in video is US Bank)
>
> http://www.wisn.com/video/23160606/index.html
>
> ---- "Matson wrote:
>
>> The fall was dead over Livingston, WI, travelling ESE to WNW. --Rob
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com
>> [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of bill
>>
>
>> kies
>> Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 12:30 PM
>> To: contact at briencook.com
>> Cc: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Fireball News Cast video causesfires in
>> the woods
>>
>>
>> The Livingston area seems reasonable. It's located between Platteville
>>
>
>> and Avoca. Both Plateville and Avoca have reported booms and shaking
>> although there have been interesting reports from further south.
>> Here's what a fellow in Jesup Iowa said,
>>
>> "A little after 10:00 last night my bedroom window lit up and when I
>> looked outside the entire night sky was nearly as bright as day. Every
>>
>
>> inch of my yard was visible (was pitch black dark prior) and I thought
>>
>
>> an explosion had occurred. I ran into the family room to tell my
>> parents and they looked at me like I was crazy."
>>
>>
>>
>> ----------------------------------------
>>
>>> From: contact at briencook.com
>>> Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2010 11:37:37 -0700
>>> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Fireball News Cast video causes fires
>>> in
>>>
>>
>>> the woods
>>>
>>> I think they're too far north (Avoca, WI) from where it actually
>>>
>> landed. I'm predicting closer to Livingston, WI.
>>
>>>
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