[meteorite-list] Central Florida bolide of 30 March 2010

From: Greg Hupe <gmhupe_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:51:20 -0400
Message-ID: <53F2B185909A44F1844BC90828594A99_at_greg323a964987>

Hi Rob and List,

Here is another witness account below from Eric Wichman. I input the data
into another map, including a RED line which may represent a corrected line
of sight for the Sebring witness. If the Gainesville witness was slightly
off direction, or was viewing to the SE and not due south, that would bring
the Gainesville line more to the SE, making all lines closer to around
"Ocala" which Rob suggests, not to mention one of my first guesses for radar
images from my first email with first map, "I would check for radar images
from Ocala, Orlando, Tampa and Lakeland." :-)

My updated witness map, to the best of some quick guessing:
http://www.lunarrock.com/floridafireball3-30-10/florida3-30-10a.jpg

New Port Richey, FL
28?14'58.87"N
82?41'55.97"W
(Corner's of "Main St. & Rowen Rd.)

Hope this helps! Now I wish I was not leaving tomorrow. :-/
If I hear of any finds by tomorrow morning, I will be canceling tomorrow's
flight! If anyone hears of anything found, please contact me by email or
cell phone at gmhupe at htn.net or 206-898-0146 cell (I may fly back and end my
other hunting trips early).

Good Luck!
Greg

New Port Richey, FL witness:
Date: Fireball Sighting. March 30, 2010
Time Of Sighting: 21:20
Report: It was north of the full moon but higher. When I first looked I
thought of a single strand of fireworks. No sound and it extinguished in
less than 5 seconds.
Name: Al
Location: Rowan Rd& Main St, New Port Richey,FL
Coordinates:
Constellations:
Direction Of Travel: North
Line Of Sight: NE
Landmark: Gas station
Altitude: 2000 feet (rough guess)
Angle of Decent In Degrees: 30 degrees
Color of Fireball: White and red
Brightness: Bright like fireworks
Duration: less than 5 seconds
Extinguish: Yes
Retardation Point Azimuth: North
Sonic Boom: No
Crackling Static Sound: No
Whizzing or Whooshing Sound: No
Impact: No
Have A Meteorite: No
Email:


Best regards,
Greg

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Matson, Robert D." <ROBERT.D.MATSON at saic.com>
To: "Greg Hupe" <gmhupe at htn.net>; <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 6:12 PM
Subject: Central Florida bolide of 30 March 2010


Hi Greg,

I agree with your interpretation -- since fragmentation was witnessed
in Gainesville, and not in Sebring, all things being equal I would
place the fall closer to Gainesville. (An exception might be if the
Gainesville observer could see closer to the geometric horizon than
could the Sebring driver.)

As for direction, County Rd. 17 (southeast of Sebring) occasionally
heads to the NW rather than due north, and since the due north
direction would not intersect the line-of-sight of the Gainesville
observer, I'm inclined to believe she was on a portion of the road
that was heading NW or NNW at the time of the fall.

I'm guessing the fall would be somewhere in the vicinity of Ocala.
I'll check the real-time Doppler radar data to see if anything is
there. (I'm expecting nothing will show up.) The higher-quality,
multi-elevation-angle Doppler data will be available starting
tomorrow, and I can check it then. --Rob

-----Original Message-----
From: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com
[mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Greg
Hupe
Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 2:46 PM
To: GeoZay at aol.com; meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] [2nd Sighting] Fireball in Florida
Tuesdaynight

Hey GeoZay,

"About how bright and how many seconds did this event last and about
how long of a trail?"

I asked if the sky lit up and she said, "Not really, but before it
disappeared [below the horizon], it became brighter." I asked if she saw
it break into several pieces and she said, "No." Larry's witness saw it
fall into several pieces so this is why I think it would be more north
from where my Sebring witness saw it.

Best regards,
Greg


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