Well, I think the MD fireball is just an observation of the launch of a
Minotaur rocket from Wallops Island. The rocket was carrying the ORS-1
satellite. Launch occurred at 11:09pm. There were some (low) clouds in
the area so it would have seemed to 'disappear'...
I viewed the launch from Alexandria, VA... There were several hundred if
not thousands of folks watching the launch from DE down to NC, so if
there was an actual fireball, I would think we would have seen more
reports...
And it was very red at first and seemed to disappear very momentarily
which I attribute to low clouds...
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/wallops/missions/orsinfo.html
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/wallops/news/release-11-18.html
http://sites.wff.nasa.gov/webcast/
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43556260/ns/technology_and_science-space/
my 'video'
https://picasaweb.google.com/adastragrl/RocketLaunches
Clear Skies!
Elizabeth
On 6/30/2011 8:37 AM, drtanuki wrote:
Dear List, Recent activity:
Maryland Meteor Fireball 29JUN2011
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