INTERNATIONAL METEOR ORGANIZATION *** FIREBALL DATA CENTER FIDAC e-mail report no. 19/93 =============================== 1993 Apr 22 04 39 UT Magnitude: -4 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: San Francisco, CA (USA) ( 122deg W, 38deg N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: 4 seconds Color: rd-or Trail: - Persistent train: - Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: none Observer: E.J. Schuster 1993 Jun 09 05 00 UT Magnitude: -10 Zenithal magnitude: -13 Location: Brandon (Canada) ( 099deg 59' W, 49deg 43' N) First sighting: alpha=315deg, delta=+15deg End sighting: alpha=027deg, delta=+46deg Duration: wh seconds Color: 2 separate parts Trail: 2 pieces Persistent train: - Fragmentation: - Velocity: 9deg/sec Sound: none Observer: R. Simons 1993 Jun 09 05 00 UT Magnitude: -14 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Birtle (Canada) ( 101deg 09' W, 50deg 25' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: - Color: wh Trail: flare Persistent train: yes Fragmentation: 2 pcs. Velocity: slow Sound: bang after ? seconds Observer: S. Yaskiw et al. 1993 Jun 18 04 17 UT Magnitude: -8 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Camp Assiniboia (Canada) ( 097deg 10' W, 49deg 54' N) First sighting: - End sighting: alpha=150deg, delta=+81deg Duration: - Color: wh Trail: wavy path Persistent train: - Fragmentation: - Velocity: 9deg/sec Sound: none Observer: unknown 1993 Jul 13 05 15 UT Magnitude: -11 Zenithal magnitude: -12 Location: Brussels (Canada) ( 081deg 12'45'' W, 43deg 42'30'' N) First sighting: alpha=315deg, delta=+15deg End sighting: alpha=248deg, delta=-07deg Duration: 4.5 seconds Color: or-ye Trail: terminal flare Persistent train: none Fragmentation: at end Velocity: 7deg/sec Sound: none Observer: M. Tully 1993 Jul 14 01 30 UT Magnitude: -5 Zenithal magnitude: -6 Location: Halifax (Canada) ( 063deg 35' W, 44deg 39' N) First sighting: alpha=266deg, delta=+09deg End sighting: alpha=260deg, delta=+02deg Duration: - Color: bl-wh Trail: smooth Persistent train: none Fragmentation: - Velocity: 25deg/sec Sound: none Observer: M. Boschat 1993 Jul 30 08 21 UT Magnitude: -3 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Descanso, CA (USA) ( 116deg 38'13'' W, 32deg 50'00'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: 0.5 seconds Color: wh Trail: - Persistent train: none Fragmentation: none Velocity: fast Sound: none Observer: G.J. Zay 1993 Aug 01 01 07 UT Magnitude: -5 Zenithal magnitude: -5 Location: Sarnia (Canada) ( 082deg 30' W, 42deg 54' N) First sighting: alpha=240deg, delta=+13deg End sighting: alpha=229deg, delta=+17deg Duration: 3 seconds Color: or-rd Trail: 2 parts Persistent train: none Fragmentation: 2 pcs. Velocity: 4deg/sec Sound: none Observer: E. Selinger 1993 Aug 05 01 25 UT Magnitude: -16 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: St. Samuel de Horton (Canada) ( 072deg ' W, 46deg ' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: - Color: wh Trail: explosion at end Persistent train: - Fragmentation: terminal fragmentation Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: L. McDonald et al. 1993 Aug 08 07 42 UT Magnitude: -7 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Descanso, CA (USA) ( 116deg 38'13'' W, 32deg 50'00'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: 0.5 seconds Color: bl Trail: - Persistent train: 17s Fragmentation: none Velocity: very fast Sound: none Observer: G.J. Zay 1993 Aug 08 08 12 UT Magnitude: -5 Zenithal magnitude: -6 Location: Descanso, CA (USA) ( 116deg 38'13'' W, 32deg 50'00'' N) First sighting: alpha=292deg, delta=+54deg End sighting: alpha=258deg, delta=+44deg Duration: 0.5 seconds Color: gr Trail: - Persistent train: 4s Fragmentation: none Velocity: very fast Sound: none Observer: G.J. Zay 1993 Aug 10 08 47 UT Magnitude: -4 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Descanso, CA (USA) ( 116deg 38'13'' W, 32deg 50'00'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: 0.5 seconds Color: wh Trail: - Persistent train: none Fragmentation: none Velocity: very fast Sound: none Observer: G.J. Zay 1993 Aug 11 06 43 UT Magnitude: -8 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Descanso, CA (USA) ( 116deg 38'13'' W, 32deg 50'00'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: 0.5 seconds Color: bl Trail: - Persistent train: 35s (vis) 90s (tel) Fragmentation: none Velocity: very fast Sound: none Observer: G.J. Zay 1993 Aug 11 07 20 UT Magnitude: -18 Zenithal magnitude: -19 Location: Descanso, CA (USA) ( 116deg 38'13'' W, 32deg 50'00'' N) First sighting: alpha=020deg, delta=+49deg End sighting: alpha=023deg, delta=+28deg Duration: 0.5 seconds Color: wh-or Trail: yes Persistent train: 42s Fragmentation: none Velocity: very fast Sound: none Observer: G.J. Zay 1993 Aug 11 07 57 UT Magnitude: -3 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Descanso, CA (USA) ( 116deg 38'13'' W, 32deg 50'00'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: 0.5 seconds Color: gr Trail: - Persistent train: 3s Fragmentation: none Velocity: very fast Sound: none Observer: G.J. Zay 1993 Aug 11 10 24 UT Magnitude: -5 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Descanso, CA (USA) ( 116deg 38'13'' W, 32deg 50'00'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: 0.3 seconds Color: wh Trail: - Persistent train: 5s Fragmentation: terminal burst Velocity: very fast Sound: none Observer: G.J. Zay 1993 Aug 11 10 53 UT Magnitude: -3 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Descanso, CA (USA) ( 116deg 38'13'' W, 32deg 50'00'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: 0.5 seconds Color: gr Trail: - Persistent train: 1s Fragmentation: none Velocity: very fast Sound: none Observer: G.J. Zay 1993 Aug 11 11 14 UT Magnitude: -6 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Descanso, CA (USA) ( 116deg 38'13'' W, 32deg 50'00'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: - Color: gr Trail: - Persistent train: 2s Fragmentation: none Velocity: very fast Sound: none Observer: G.J. Zay 1993 Aug 11 11 34 UT Magnitude: -5 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Descanso, CA (USA) ( 116deg 38'13'' W, 32deg 50'00'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: 0.5 seconds Color: gr Trail: - Persistent train: 0.5s Fragmentation: none Velocity: very fast Sound: none Observer: G.J. Zay 1993 Aug 11 21 09 UT Magnitude: -4 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Puimichel (France) ( 006deg 01'00'' E, 43deg 58'30'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: - Color: or Trail: - Persistent train: 1s Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: P. Brown et al. 1993 Aug 11 22 42 56 UT Magnitude: -5 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Puimichel (France) ( 006deg 01'00'' E, 43deg 58'30'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: - Color: bl Trail: - Persistent train: 1s Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: P. Brown et al. 1993 Aug 11 22 46 42 UT Magnitude: -4 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Puimichel (France) ( 006deg 01'00'' E, 43deg 58'30'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: - Color: or Trail: - Persistent train: 1s Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: P. Brown et al. 1993 Aug 11 22 49 00 UT Magnitude: -4 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Merten (Germany) ( 006deg 48' E, 50deg 45' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: - Color: - Trail: - Persistent train: 1s, smoky Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: H.J. Schaefer 1993 Aug 11 22 49 50 UT Magnitude: -3 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Merten (Germany) ( 006deg 48' E, 50deg 45' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: - Color: ye Trail: - Persistent train: yes Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: R. Borowski 1993 Aug 11 23 02 UT Magnitude: -4 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Merten (Germany) ( 006deg 48' E, 50deg 45' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: - Color: bl-ye Trail: - Persistent train: 2s Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: R. Borowski, H.J. Schaefer 1993 Aug 11 23 06 35 UT Magnitude: -4 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Puimichel (France) ( 006deg 01'00'' E, 43deg 58'30'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: - Color: or Trail: - Persistent train: 2s Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: P. Brown et al. 1993 Aug 11 23 10 19 UT Magnitude: -5 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Puimichel (France) ( 006deg 01'00'' E, 43deg 58'30'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: - Color: or Trail: - Persistent train: 1s Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: P. Brown et al. 1993 Aug 11 23 12 UT Magnitude: -8 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Puimichel (France) ( 006deg 01'00'' E, 43deg 58'30'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: - Color: - Trail: - Persistent train: - Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: P. Brown et al. 1993 Aug 11 23 13 08 UT Magnitude: -8 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Obs. Cote d'Azur (France) ( 007deg 20' E, 43deg 45' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: - Color: - Trail: - Persistent train: - Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: R. McNaught 1993 Aug 12 00 02 UT Magnitude: -5 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Puimichel (France) ( 006deg 01'00'' E, 43deg 58'30'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: - Color: - Trail: - Persistent train: 1s Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: P. Brown et al. 1993 Aug 12 00 03 41 UT Magnitude: -5 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Puimichel (France) ( 006deg 01'00'' E, 43deg 58'30'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: 1 second Color: bl Trail: - Persistent train: 1s Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: P. Brown et al. 1993 Aug 12 00 34 37 UT Magnitude: -9 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Puimichel (France) ( 006deg 01'00'' E, 43deg 58'30'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: - Color: bl Trail: wake Persistent train: - Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: P. Brown et al. 1993 Aug 12 00 48 UT Magnitude: -4 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Puimichel (France) ( 006deg 01' E, 43deg 58'30'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: - Color: - Trail: - Persistent train: - Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: P. Brown et al. 1993 Aug 12 01 12 UT Magnitude: -4 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Puimichel (France) ( 006deg 01'00'' E, 43deg 58'30'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: - Color: or Trail: - Persistent train: - Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: P. Brown et al. 1993 Aug 12 01 38 34 UT Magnitude: -4 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Puimichel (France) ( 006deg 01'00'' E, 43deg 58'30'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: - Color: - Trail: - Persistent train: 5s Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: P. Brown et al. 1993 Aug 12 01 39 UT Magnitude: -3 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Obs. Cote d'Azur (France) ( 007deg 20' E, 43deg 45' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: - Color: - Trail: - Persistent train: - Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: R. McNaught 1993 Aug 12 01 56 48 UT Magnitude: -8 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Puimichel (France) ( 006deg 01'00'' E, 43deg 58'30'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: - Color: - Trail: - Persistent train: 15s Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: P. Brown et al. 1993 Aug 12 01 57 UT Magnitude: -10 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Obs. Cote d'Azur (France) ( 007deg 20' E, 43deg 45' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: - Color: - Trail: flares Persistent train: - Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: R. McNaught 1993 Aug 12 02 02 UT Magnitude: -4 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Puimichel (France) ( 006deg 01'00'' E, 43deg 58'30'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: - Color: or Trail: - Persistent train: - Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: P. Brown et al. 1993 Aug 12 02 19 UT Magnitude: -5 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Obs. Cote d'Azur (France) ( 007deg 20' E, 43deg 45' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: - Color: - Trail: - Persistent train: 20s Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: R. McNaught 1993 Aug 12 02 26 15 UT Magnitude: -4 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Puimichel (France) ( 006deg 01'00'' E, 43deg 58'30'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: - Color: - Trail: - Persistent train: 1s Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: P. Brown et al. 1993 Aug 12 02 48 UT Magnitude: -8 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Denver, CO (USA) ( 105deg 00' W, 39deg 45' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: - Color: - Trail: - Persistent train: - Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: B. Watson 1993 Aug 12 02 50 UT Magnitude: -3 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Denver, CO (USA) ( 105deg 00' W, 39deg 45' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: - Color: - Trail: - Persistent train: - Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: B. Watson 1993 Aug 12 05 03 UT Magnitude: -5 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Denver, CO (USA) ( 105deg 00' E, 39deg 45' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: - Color: - Trail: - Persistent train: - Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: B. Watson 1993 Aug 12 05 35 UT Magnitude: -5 Zenithal magnitude: -6 Location: Saskatoon (Canada) ( 106deg 33'33'' W, 52deg 03'20'' N) First sighting: alpha=003deg, delta=+35deg End sighting: alpha=343deg, delta=+12deg Duration: 2 seconds Color: wh Trail: smooth Persistent train: none Fragmentation: double head Velocity: 17deg/sec Sound: none Observer: G.E. Sarty et al. 1993 Aug 12 06 10 UT Magnitude: -4 Zenithal magnitude: -5 Location: Saskatoon (Canada) ( 106deg 33'33'' W, 52deg 03'20'' N) First sighting: alpha=008deg, delta=+28deg End sighting: alpha=345deg, delta=+10deg Duration: 1 second Color: wh Trail: smooth Persistent train: none Fragmentation: - Velocity: 25deg/sec Sound: none Observer: G.E. Sarty et al. 1993 Aug 12 06 30 UT Magnitude: -4 Zenithal magnitude: -4 Location: Saskatoon (Canada) ( 106deg 33'33'' W, 52deg 03'20'' N) First sighting: alpha=340deg, delta=+35deg End sighting: alpha=332deg, delta=+10deg Duration: 2 seconds Color: wh Trail: smooth Persistent train: none Fragmentation: - Velocity: 14deg/sec Sound: none Observer: G.E. Sarty et al. 1993 Aug 12 07 03 UT Magnitude: -7 Zenithal magnitude: -11 Location: Chignecto (Canada) ( 064deg 59' W, 45deg 36' N) First sighting: alpha=292deg, delta= 00deg End sighting: alpha=264deg, delta=+12deg Duration: 2 seconds Color: wh Trail: flare near end Persistent train: <1s Fragmentation: none Velocity: 11deg/sec Sound: crackle after 000 seconds Observer: R. Hawkes 1993 Aug 12 07 18 UT Magnitude: -15 Zenithal magnitude: -16 Location: Saskatoon (Canada) ( 106deg 33'33'' W, 52deg 03'20'' N) First sighting: alpha=030deg, delta=+50deg End sighting: alpha=008deg, delta=+20deg Duration: 2 seconds Color: bl, vl, ye Trail: smooth Persistent train: none Fragmentation: - Velocity: fast Sound: none Observer: J. Young et al. 1993 Aug 12 07 38 14 UT Magnitude: -4 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Descanso, CA (USA) ( 116deg 38'13'' W, 32deg 50'00'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: 0.5 seconds Color: wh Trail: - Persistent train: 1s Fragmentation: none Velocity: very fast Sound: none Observer: G.J. Zay et al. 1993 Aug 12 07 45 UT Magnitude: -6 Zenithal magnitude: -7 Location: Saskatoon (Canada) ( 106deg 33'33'' W, 52deg 03'20'' N) First sighting: alpha=018deg, delta=+35deg End sighting: alpha=338deg, delta= 00deg Duration: 1 second Color: wh Trail: smooth Persistent train: none Fragmentation: double head Velocity: fast Sound: none Observer: G.E. Sarty et al. 1993 Aug 12 08 06 15 UT Magnitude: -6 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Descanso, CA (USA) ( 116deg 38'13'' W, 32deg 50'00'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: 0.5 seconds Color: bl Trail: - Persistent train: 9s Fragmentation: none Velocity: very fast Sound: none Observer: G.J. Zay et al. 1993 Aug 12 08 18 UT Magnitude: -5 Zenithal magnitude: -7 Location: Saskatoon (Canada) ( 106deg 33'33'' W, 52deg 03'20'' N) First sighting: alpha=068deg, delta=+37deg End sighting: alpha=080deg, delta=+45deg Duration: 3 seconds Color: ye Trail: smooth Persistent train: none Fragmentation: - Velocity: 4deg/sec Sound: - Observer: G.E. Sarty et al. 1993 Aug 12 08 23 UT Magnitude: -5 Zenithal magnitude: -7 Location: Saskatoon (Canada) ( 106deg 33'33'' W, 52deg 03'20'' N) First sighting: alpha=063deg, delta=+35deg End sighting: alpha=060deg, delta=+17deg Duration: 2 seconds Color: wh Trail: smooth Persistent train: none Fragmentation: - Velocity: 6deg/sec Sound: none Observer: G.E. Sarty et al. 1993 Aug 12 09 58 55 UT Magnitude: -3 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Descanso, CA (USA) ( 116deg 38'13'' W, 32deg 50'00'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: 0.5 seconds Color: wh Trail: - Persistent train: 1s Fragmentation: none Velocity: very fast Sound: none Observer: G.J. Zay et al. 1993 Aug 12 10 30 UT Magnitude: -3 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Descanso, CA (USA) ( 116deg 38'13'' W, 32deg 50'00'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: 0.5 seconds Color: wh Trail: - Persistent train: none Fragmentation: none Velocity: very fast Sound: none Observer: G.J. Zay et al. 1993 Aug 12 11 44 15 UT Magnitude: -4 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Descanso, CA (USA) ( 116deg 38'13'' W, 32deg 50'00'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: 0.5 seconds Color: wh Trail: - Persistent train: none Fragmentation: none Velocity: very fast Sound: none Observer: G.J. Zay et al. 1993 Aug 12 20 20 UT Magnitude: -6 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Puimichel (France) ( 006deg 01'00'' E, 43deg 58'30'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: - Color: - Trail: - Persistent train: 2s Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: P. Brown et al. 1993 Aug 13 01 59 07 UT Magnitude: -5 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Puimichel (France) ( 006deg 01'00'' E, 43deg 58'30'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: - Color: - Trail: - Persistent train: 15s Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: P. Brown et al. 1993 Aug 13 02 13 UT Magnitude: -7 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Puimichel (France) ( 006deg 01'00'' E, 43deg 58'30'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: - Color: - Trail: - Persistent train: 1s Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: P. Brown et al. 1993 Aug 13 02 17 UT Magnitude: -11 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Puimichel (France) ( 006deg 01'00'' E, 43deg 58'30'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: - Color: bl Trail: - Persistent train: 15s Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: P. Brown et al. 1993 Aug 13 02 34 UT Magnitude: -5 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Puimichel (France) ( 006deg 01'00'' E, 43deg 58'30'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: - Color: - Trail: - Persistent train: 4s Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: P. Brown et al. 1993 Aug 13 04 34 UT Magnitude: -14 Zenithal magnitude: -17 Location: Hampton (Canada) ( 065deg 44'46'' W, 45deg 29'25'' N) First sighting: alpha=220deg, delta=+37deg End sighting: alpha=216deg, delta=+32deg Duration: 1 second Color: bl-wh Trail: smooth Persistent train: none Fragmentation: - Velocity: fast Sound: - Observer: D. Leeman 1993 Aug 13 08 18 UT Magnitude: -3 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Descanso, CA (USA) ( 116deg 38'13'' W, 32deg 50'00'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: 0.5 seconds Color: wh Trail: - Persistent train: 8s Fragmentation: none Velocity: very fast Sound: none Observer: G.J. Zay, R. Lunsford 1993 Aug 13 08 47 UT Magnitude: -7 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Descanso, CA (USA) ( 116deg 38'13'' W, 32deg 50'00'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: 0.5 seconds Color: wh Trail: - Persistent train: 55s (vis) 205s (tel) Fragmentation: none Velocity: very fast Sound: none Observer: G.J. Zay, R. Lunsford 1993 Aug 13 11 19 UT Magnitude: -3 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Descanso, CA (USA) ( 116deg 38'13'' W, 32deg 50'00'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: 0.5 seconds Color: wh Trail: - Persistent train: 2s Fragmentation: none Velocity: very fast Sound: none Observer: G.J. Zay, R. Lunsford 1993 Aug 13 11 41 UT Magnitude: -3 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Descanso, CA (USA) ( 116deg 38'13'' W, 32deg 50'00'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: 0.5 seconds Color: gr Trail: - Persistent train: 2s Fragmentation: none Velocity: very fast Sound: none Observer: G.J. Zay, R. Lunsford 1993 Aug 13 11 54 UT Magnitude: -3 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Descanso, CA (USA) ( 116deg 38'13'' W, 32deg 50'00'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: 0.5 seconds Color: wh Trail: - Persistent train: 3s Fragmentation: none Velocity: very fast Sound: none Observer: G.J. Zay, R. Lunsford 1993 Aug 14 11 37 UT Magnitude: -3 Zenithal magnitude: -4 Location: Descanso, CA (USA) ( 116deg 38'13'' W, 32deg 50'00'' N) First sighting: alpha=057deg, delta=+24deg End sighting: alpha=107deg, delta=+53deg Duration: 0.5 seconds Color: wh Trail: - Persistent train: 3s Fragmentation: none Velocity: very fast Sound: none Observer: G.J. Zay 1993 Aug 16 07 21 UT Magnitude: -5 Zenithal magnitude: -7 Location: Descanso, CA (USA) ( 116deg 38'13'' W, 32deg 50'00'' N) First sighting: alpha=269deg, delta=+16deg End sighting: alpha=250deg, delta=-10deg Duration: 0.8 seconds Color: wh Trail: - Persistent train: 1s Fragmentation: 1 pc., 3mag Velocity: slow Sound: none Observer: G.J. Zay 1993 Aug 16 10 25 UT Magnitude: -3 Zenithal magnitude: -5 Location: Descanso, CA (USA) ( 116deg 38'13'' W, 32deg 50'00'' N) First sighting: alpha=297deg, delta=+68deg End sighting: alpha=251deg, delta=+45deg Duration: 0.5 seconds Color: wh Trail: - Persistent train: 5s Fragmentation: none Velocity: very fast Sound: none Observer: G.J. Zay 1993 Aug 16 11 17 UT Magnitude: -3 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Descanso, CA (USA) ( 116deg 38'13'' W, 32deg 50'00'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: 0.5 seconds Color: wh Trail: - Persistent train: 4s Fragmentation: none Velocity: very fast Sound: none Observer: G.J. Zay 1993 Aug 26 05 30 UT Magnitude: -8 Zenithal magnitude: -9 Location: Big Pine, CA (USA) ( 118deg 16'34'' W, 37deg 13'54'' N) First sighting: alpha=262deg, delta=-05deg End sighting: alpha=324deg, delta=-19deg Duration: 5.5 seconds Color: bl-wh Trail: 10deg Persistent train: yes Fragmentation: yes Velocity: 2deg/sec Sound: none Observer: B. Keefe 1993 Aug 26 19 48 UT Magnitude: -6 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Dertingen (Germany) ( 009deg 37' E, 49deg 45'57'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: - Color: gr-bl-wh Trail: - Persistent train: - Fragmentation: - Velocity: very slow Sound: none Observer: J. Schaefer 1993 Aug 26 19 48 00 UT Magnitude: -6 Zenithal magnitude: -7 Location: Schoenebeck (Germany) ( 011deg 43'30'' E, 52deg 00'10'' N) First sighting: alpha=218deg, delta=+36deg End sighting: alpha=208deg, delta=+22deg Duration: - Color: - Trail: yes Persistent train: none Fragmentation: sparks Velocity: slow Sound: - Observer: U. Wohlrab 1993 Aug 27 01 56 UT Magnitude: -6 Zenithal magnitude: -10 Location: College Bridge (Canada) ( 064deg 28' W, 45deg 47' N) First sighting: alpha=306deg, delta=-28deg End sighting: alpha=300deg, delta=-43deg Duration: 0.8 seconds Color: gr Trail: smooth Persistent train: - Fragmentation: sparks, tiny pcs. at end Velocity: 20deg/sec Sound: none Observer: R. Hawkes 1993 Aug 28 23 44 45 UT Magnitude: -4 Zenithal magnitude: -4 Location: Schoenebeck (Germany) ( 011deg 43'30'' E, 52deg 00'10'' N) First sighting: alpha=338deg, delta=+46deg End sighting: alpha=335deg, delta=+22deg Duration: 1 second Color: ye Trail: 4deg Persistent train: 12s Fragmentation: - Velocity: 20deg/sec Sound: - Observer: S. Fritsche ERRATUM ======= FIDAC e-mail report 18/93 1992 Mar 20 13 45 UT Magnitude: -10 1992 Oct 24 06 49 UT Magnitude: -15 1993 May 27 07 43 UT Magnitude: -11 Zenithal magnitude: -13 First sighting: alpha=270deg, delta=+05deg End sighting: alpha=355deg, delta=+35deg Velocity: 15deg/sec Observer: D. Dodge et al. 1993 May 28 09 30 UT Magnitude: -10 1993 Jul 11 10 05 UT Magnitude: -12 1993 Jul 16 02 10 UT First sighting: alpha=280deg, delta=-12deg End sighting: alpha=294deg, delta=-12deg Persistent train: <1s Velocity: 14deg/sec 1993 Jul 16 03 15 UT Magnitude: -8 Zenithal magnitude: -9 Location: Arva (Canada) ( 081deg 15' W, 45deg 05' N) First sighting: alpha=278deg, delta=-02deg End sighting: alpha=291deg, delta=-07deg Trail: smooth Fragmentation: - Velocity: fast Sound: none 1993 Aug 11 02 15 00 UT Location: Halifax (Canada) 1993 Aug 11 23 13 09 UT Magnitude: -10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- International Meteor Organization * Fireball Data Center c/o Andre Knoefel, Saarbruecker Str. 8, D - 40476 Duesseldorf, Germany phone (+49) 211:450-719 (auto-answer) e-mail: starex@tron.gun.de (Internet) 100114,3235 (CompuServe) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- FIREBALL REPORTS ARE WELCOME !