INTERNATIONAL METEOR ORGANIZATION *** FIREBALL DATA CENTER FIDAC e-mail report no. 15/93 =============================== 1993 Jan 02 03 26 UT Magnitude: -5 Zenithal magnitude: -5 Location: Cereste (France) ( 005deg 33'36'' E, 43deg 50'51'' N) First sighting: alpha=150deg, delta=+44deg End sighting: alpha=222deg, delta=+19deg Duration: 4 seconds Color: bl-wh Trail: - Persistent train: short, slightly or Fragmentation: - Velocity: very slow Sound: - Observer: B. Koch, S. Stapf 1993 Feb 25 09 52 55 UT Magnitude: -4 Zenithal magnitude: -5 Location: Princess Bay (New Zealand) ( 174deg 47'30'' E, 41deg 21'00'' S) First sighting: alpha=075deg, delta=-50deg End sighting: alpha=350deg, delta=-70deg Duration: 2 seconds Color: ye Trail: - Persistent train: 3sec Fragmentation: - Velocity: 10deg/sec Sound: - Observer: G. Wolf 1993 Mar 01 08 22 UT Magnitude: -11 Zenithal magnitude: -13 Location: Koromiko (New Zealand) ( 173deg 58'18'' E, 41deg 20'30'' S) First sighting: alpha=160deg, delta=+10deg End sighting: alpha=070deg, delta=+20deg Duration: 5 seconds Color: bl-wh Trail: - Persistent train: yes, 1sec Fragmentation: 6 ablates near end point Velocity: 5deg/sec Sound: - Observer: D.R. Goodman 1993 Mar 01 08 22 UT Magnitude: -13 Zenithal magnitude: -15 Location: Waikawa Bay (New Zealand) ( 174deg 03'00'' E, 41deg 15'48'' S) First sighting: alpha=140deg, delta=+20deg End sighting: alpha=090deg, delta=+16deg Duration: 3 seconds Color: bl-wh Trail: - Persistent train: yes, 5sec Fragmentation: 3 abl. halfway,3 abl. end Velocity: 5deg/sec Sound: - Observer: C. Gittinger,M. Gittinger 1993 Mar 14 09 46 00 UT Magnitude: -4 Zenithal magnitude: -6 Location: Princess Bay (New Zealand ( 174deg 47'30'' E, 41deg 21'00'' S) First sighting: alpha=255deg, delta=-70deg End sighting: alpha=255deg, delta=-50deg Duration: 1.5 seconds Color: ye/wh Trail: - Persistent train: 5sec Fragmentation: 6 fragments at end point Velocity: 3deg/sec Sound: - Observer: G. Wolf 1993 Mar 14 10 48 25 UT Magnitude: -6 Zenithal magnitude: -8 Location: Princess Bay (New Zealand) ( 174deg 45'30'' E, 41deg 21'00'' S) First sighting: alpha=085deg, delta=-15deg End sighting: alpha=075deg, delta=+05deg Duration: 1 second Color: wh Trail: - Persistent train: 3sec Fragmentation: - Velocity: 20deg/sec Sound: - Observer: G. Wolf 1993 Mar 20 11 44 UT Magnitude: -3 Zenithal magnitude: -3 Location: Descanso, CA (USA) ( 116deg 38'13'' W, 32deg 50'00'' N) First sighting: alpha=193deg, delta=+36deg End sighting: alpha=205deg, delta=+46deg Duration: 0.3 seconds Color: gr Trail: - Persistent train: 10sec Fragmentation: none Velocity: medium Sound: none Observer: G.J. Zay 1993 Mar 23 14 35 20 UT Magnitude: -4 Zenithal magnitude: -5 Location: Princess Bay (New Zealand) ( 174deg 47'30'' E, 41deg 21'00'' S) First sighting: alpha=180deg, delta=-14deg End sighting: alpha=160deg, delta= 00deg Duration: 1 second Color: wh Trail: - Persistent train: 1sec Fragmentation: - Velocity: 20deg/sec Sound: - Observer: G. Wolf 1993 Mar 24 09 43 35 UT Magnitude: -4 Zenithal magnitude: -6 Location: Princess Bay (New Zealand) ( 174deg 47'30'' E, 41deg 21'00'' S) First sighting: alpha=010deg, delta=-70deg End sighting: alpha=025deg, delta=-55deg Duration: 0.5 seconds Color: ye Trail: - Persistent train: - Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: G. Wolf 1993 Mar 26 08 07 46 UT Magnitude: -4 Zenithal magnitude: -5 Location: Princess Bay (New Zealand) ( 174deg 47'30'' E, 41deg 21'00'' S) First sighting: alpha=070deg, delta=-75deg End sighting: alpha=015deg, delta=-55deg Duration: 1 second Color: ye Trail: - Persistent train: 1sec Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: G. Wolf 1993 Mar 26 14 57 35 UT Magnitude: -6 Zenithal magnitude: -8 Location: Princess Bay (New Zealand) ( 174deg 47'30'' E, 41deg 21'00'' S) First sighting: alpha=140deg, delta=-52deg End sighting: alpha=100deg, delta=-50deg Duration: 4 seconds Color: ye Trail: - Persistent train: 5sec Fragmentation: 1 abl. halfway,2 abl. en Velocity: 5deg/sec Sound: - Observer: G. Wolf 1993 Mar 26 16 27 00 UT Magnitude: -4 Zenithal magnitude: -6 Location: Princess Bay (New Zealand) ( 174deg 47'30'' E, 41deg 21'00'' S) First sighting: alpha=140deg, delta=-65deg End sighting: alpha=100deg, delta=-55deg Duration: 1 second Color: wh Trail: - Persistent train: 1sec Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: G. Wolf 1993 Mar 27 14 58 30 UT Magnitude: -4 Zenithal magnitude: -6 Location: Princess Bay (New Zealand) ( 174deg 47'30'' E, 41deg 21'00'' S) First sighting: alpha=040deg, delta=-80deg End sighting: alpha=075deg, delta=-60deg Duration: 1 second Color: ye Trail: - Persistent train: 2sec Fragmentation: - Velocity: 20deg/sec Sound: - Observer: G. Wolf 1993 Mar 27 16 03 36 UT Magnitude: -6 Zenithal magnitude: -7 Location: Princess Bay (New Zealand) ( 174deg 47'30'' E, 41deg 21'00'' S) First sighting: alpha=220deg, delta=-62deg End sighting: alpha=160deg, delta=-60deg Duration: 2 seconds Color: ye Trail: - Persistent train: 8sec Fragmentation: - Velocity: 20deg/sec Sound: - Observer: G. Wolf erratum: ======== (FIDAC e-mail report 14/93) 1993 Feb 22 22 12 45 UT Magnitude: -8 Zenithal magnitude: -10 Location: Saarbruecken (Germany) ( 007deg 03'42'' E, 49deg 12'52'' N) First sighting: alpha=045deg, delta=+40deg <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< End sighting: alpha=055deg, delta=+25deg <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Duration: - Color: gr Trail: - Persistent train: - Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: P. Schmeer ---------------------------------------------------------------------- International Meteor Organization * Fireball Data Center c/o Andre Knoefel, Saarbruecker Str. 8, D - 40476 Duesseldorf, Germany phone: (+49) 211:450-719 (tape) e-mail: starex@tron.GUN.de (Internet) 100114,3235 (CompuServe) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- FIREBALL REPORTS ARE WELCOME !