Fireballs don't happen at a uniform rate, but are often clustered somewhat
(that's just a statistical effect; they are not physically related). Combine
this with the added awareness that comes with a widely witnessed event, and
I think that explains things. BTW, I'd put the start of this particular run
at last November's Saskatchewan fireball and subsequent recovery, not the
more recent Texas event.
Chris
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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
http://www.cloudbait.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric Wichman" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, March 09, 2009 10:01 AM
Subject: [meteorite-list] What's the deal?
What is the deal with all the recent meteor sightings?
Is it me or does there seem to be more sightings recently?
March 7th, Saturday Morning 12:24am; Westchester:
http://lohud.com/article/20090309/NEWS02/903090340/-1/newsfront
http://lohud.com/article/20090308/NEWS02/903070400/-1/SPORTS
Or is it simply increased awareness created by the meteorite fall in
Texas?
Regards,
Eric Wichman
Meteorites USA
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