[meteorite-list] Another Fireball 1/12/11 - Minnesota

From: Meteorites USA <eric_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2011 13:15:18 -0800
Message-ID: <4D2F6B66.2080905_at_meteoritesusa.com>

VERY interesting observation Mike! More people are looking up or more
fireballs are falling. Maybe both...

Either way, very cool!

Eric


On 1/13/2011 12:51 PM, Mike Hankey wrote:
> Well it looks like the meteors just won't stop.
>
> Reports of a large meteor and flash are coming in from Minnesota,
> Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wisconsin. The approximate time of
> the event is 6:30 PM CST.
>
> For more info see:
> http://www.mikesastrophotos.com/comets/more-fireballs-1-3-fireballs-reported-in-minnesota-on-11211/
>
> Is it just me, or does it seem like there is an extraordinary amount
> of fireballs happening right now?
>
> By the end of Jan 2010, there were 29 AMS fireball events with 61
> total witnesses.
>
> By Jan 13th 2011 we've had more than 52 events with 145 total witnesses.
>
> All things being equal, I'd say that is more than a 3x increase in
> reported fireballs year over year.
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