I agree with Rob Matson: West-to-east, long-lasting, slow-moving fireball" sounds like the description for a re-entry of man-made space-debris event.
Is it more than a coincidence that the Columbia Shuttle accident was 9 years ago to the day, AND that the path of the fireball was very close to that Shuttle's last flight path? This fireball is a fitting tribute to the crew of the Columbia, or at least a reminder, lest we forget... Bob V. --- On Wed, 2/1/12, Mike Hankey <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Mike Hankey <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] AMS Witness Reports & Map for 2/1/2012 Texas > Fireball > To: "meteoritelist" <[email protected]>, "Global Meteor > Observing Forum" <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, February 1, 2012, 10:36 PM > here's another allsky camera. so that > should be 3 total by now: James, > Bill and this one. > > http://www.myfoxdfw.com/dpp/news/unusual/strange-object-lights-up-dallas-sky-020112 > > On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 11:34 PM, Mike Hankey <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Observers & Meteorite Hunters, > > > > The American Meteor Society has received over 70+ > witness reports in > > the last 3.5 hours related to the TX event. > > > > You can view the reports and a map of all of the plots > here: > > > > http://www.amsmeteors.org/2012/02/large-fireball-event-over-central-texas-212012-2000-cst/ > > > > Looks like the activity is centered around Wills Point > TX. > > > > Enjoy, > > > > Mike Hankey > > Freeland MD > ______________________________________________ > > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
