INTERNATIONAL METEOR ORGANIZATION *** FIREBALL DATA CENTER FIDAC e-mail report no. 01/94 =============================== 1993 Jul 16 05 46 UT Solar longitude J2000: 113.814deg Magnitude: -4 Zenithal magnitude: -4 Location: Spotswood, NJ (USA) ( 074deg 24' W, 40deg 23' N) First sighting: alpha=320deg, delta=+26deg End sighting: alpha=328deg, delta=+12deg Duration: 0.8 seconds Color: wh Trail: bl, flickering Persistent train: none Fragmentation: none Velocity: 8deg/sec Sound: none Observer: J.S. Gallagher 1993 Aug 12 06 25 UT Solar longitude J2000: 139.663deg Magnitude: -3 Zenithal magnitude: -3 Location: Spotswood, NJ (USA) ( 074deg 24' W, 40deg 23' N) First sighting: alpha=348deg, delta=+29deg End sighting: alpha=330deg, delta=+16deg Duration: - Color: bl Trail: followed by smoke Persistent train: - Fragmentation: - Velocity: very fast Sound: - Observer: J.S. Gallagher 1993 Aug 12 07 18 UT Solar longitude J2000: 139.698deg Magnitude: -5 Zenithal magnitude: -6 Location: Spotswood, NJ (USA) ( 074deg 24' W, 40deg 23' N) First sighting: alpha=035deg, delta=+15deg End sighting: alpha=035deg, delta= 00deg Duration: - Color: bl Trail: teardrop Persistent train: - Fragmentation: - Velocity: very fast Sound: - Observer: J.S. Gallagher 1993 Aug 15 08 49 UT Solar longitude J2000: 142.640deg Magnitude: -3 Zenithal magnitude: -4 Location: Spotswood, NJ (USA) ( 074deg 24' W, 40deg 23' N) First sighting: alpha=330deg, delta=+78deg End sighting: alpha=310deg, delta=+72deg Duration: - Color: ye Trail: ball Persistent train: - Fragmentation: - Velocity: very fast Sound: - Observer: J.S. Gallagher 1993 Aug 22 05 41 UT Solar longitude J2000: 149.249deg Magnitude: -5 Zenithal magnitude: -6 Location: Spotswood, NJ (USA) ( 074deg 24' W, 40deg 23' N) First sighting: alpha=359deg, delta=+17deg End sighting: alpha=339deg, delta=-12deg Duration: - Color: ye Trail: ball Persistent train: - Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: J.S. Gallagher 1993 Aug 26 04 58 UT Solar longitude J2000: 153.077deg Magnitude: -3 Zenithal magnitude: -3 Location: Spotswood, NJ (USA) ( 074deg 24' W, 40deg 23' N) First sighting: alpha=340deg, delta=+24deg End sighting: alpha=340deg, delta=+18deg Duration: 0.4 seconds Color: ye Trail: 'hard' streak Persistent train: - Fragmentation: - Velocity: 16deg/sec Sound: - Observer: J.S. Gallagher 1993 Aug 26 04 59 UT Solar longitude J2000: 153.078deg Magnitude: -4 Zenithal magnitude: -4 Location: Spotswood, NJ (USA) ( 074deg 24' W, 40deg 23' N) First sighting: alpha=004deg, delta=+29deg End sighting: alpha=358deg, delta=+16deg Duration: 0.8 seconds Color: ye Trail: long 'hard' streak Persistent train: 0.5s Fragmentation: - Velocity: 16deg/sec Sound: - Observer: J.S. Gallagher 1993 Aug 27 07 03 UT Solar longitude J2000: 154.126deg Magnitude: -6 Zenithal magnitude: -7 Location: Spotswood, NJ (USA) ( 074deg 24' W, 40deg 23' N) First sighting: alpha=355deg, delta=+03deg End sighting: alpha=008deg, delta=-12deg Duration: 1.3 seconds Color: bl Trail: long, thin, sparse Persistent train: - Fragmentation: none Velocity: 16deg/sec Sound: - Observer: J.S. Gallagher 1993 Sep 07 03 43 UT Solar longitude J2000: 164.639deg Magnitude: -5 Zenithal magnitude: -5 Location: Worth, IL (USA) ( 087deg 48'09'' W, 41deg 41'06'' N) First sighting: alpha=302deg, delta=+69deg End sighting: alpha=265deg, delta=+50deg Duration: 0.6 seconds Color: bl Trail: straight-flared Persistent train: 13s, no drift Fragmentation: none Velocity: very fast Sound: none Observer: R.H. Hays 1993 Sep 14 08 28 UT Solar longitude J2000: 171.638deg Magnitude: -3 Zenithal magnitude: -3 Location: Salem, OR (USA) ( 123deg 00' W, 44deg 57' N) First sighting: alpha=026deg, delta=+40deg End sighting: alpha=043deg, delta=+56deg Duration: - Color: wh Trail: ball Persistent train: - Fragmentation: - Velocity: very fast Sound: - Observer: J.S. Gallagher 1993 Oct 17 03 45 UT Solar longitude J2000: 203.887deg Magnitude: -3 Zenithal magnitude: -4 Location: Godalming (United Kingdom) ( 000deg 36' W, 51deg 10' N) First sighting: alpha=072deg, delta=+15deg End sighting: alpha=065deg, delta=+13deg Duration: 1 second Color: wh Trail: straight, dispersion Persistent train: 3s Fragmentation: none Velocity: slow Sound: - Observer: S. Godwin 1993 Oct 19 03 06 UT Solar longitude J2000: 205.846deg Magnitude: -3 Zenithal magnitude: -3 Location: Godalming (United Kingdom) ( 000deg 36' W, 51deg 10' N) First sighting: alpha=180deg, delta=+65deg End sighting: alpha=100deg, delta=+42deg Duration: 2 seconds Color: wh, bl Trail: - Persistent train: 16s Fragmentation: none Velocity: fast Sound: - Observer: S. Godwin 1993 Nov 20 06 47 UT Solar longitude J2000: 238.060deg Magnitude: -5 Zenithal magnitude: -6 Location: Descanso, CA (USA) ( 116deg 38'13'' W, 32deg 50'00'' N) First sighting: alpha=086deg, delta=+47deg End sighting: alpha=130deg, delta=+61deg Duration: 1.5 seconds Color: wh Trail: - Persistent train: none Fragmentation: none Velocity: medium Sound: none Observer: G.J. Zay 1993 Nov 20 07 52 UT Solar longitude J2000: 238.106deg Magnitude: -3 Zenithal magnitude: -4 Location: Descanso, CA (USA) ( 116deg 38'13'' W, 32deg 50'00'' N) First sighting: alpha=040deg, delta=-08deg End sighting: alpha=026deg, delta=-26deg Duration: 1.5 seconds Color: wh Trail: - Persistent train: none Fragmentation: none Velocity: medium Sound: none Observer: G.J. Zay 1993 Dec 13 05 33 UT Solar longitude J2000: 261.322deg Magnitude: -5 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Descanso, CA (USA) ( 116deg 38'13'' W, 32deg 50'00'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: 0.8 seconds Color: gr Trail: - Persistent train: none Fragmentation: none Velocity: medium Sound: none Observer: G.J. Zay 1993 Dec 13 07 12 UT Solar longitude J2000: 261.392deg Magnitude: -3 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Descanso, CA (USA) ( 116deg 38'13'' W, 32deg 50'00'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: 0.8 seconds Color: gr Trail: - Persistent train: none Fragmentation: none Velocity: medium Sound: none Observer: G.J. Zay 1993 Dec 13 08 53 UT Solar longitude J2000: 261.463deg Magnitude: -3 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Descanso, CA (USA) ( 116deg 38'13'' W, 32deg 50'00'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: 0.8 seconds Color: wh Trail: - Persistent train: none Fragmentation: none Velocity: medium Sound: none Observer: G.J. Zay, R. Lunsford 1993 Dec 13 09 07 UT Solar longitude J2000: 261.473deg Magnitude: -4 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Descanso, CA (USA) ( 116deg 38'13'' W, 32deg 50'00'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: 0.8 seconds Color: wh Trail: - Persistent train: 0.5s Fragmentation: none Velocity: medium Sound: none Observer: G.J. Zay, R. Lunsford 1993 Dec 13 09 11 UT Solar longitude J2000: 261.476deg Magnitude: -3 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Descanso, CA (USA) ( 116deg 38'13'' W, 32deg 50'00'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: 0.8 seconds Color: bl Trail: - Persistent train: none Fragmentation: none Velocity: medium Sound: none Observer: G.J. Zay, R. Lunsford 1993 Dec 13 09 26 UT Solar longitude J2000: 261.486deg Magnitude: -3 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Descanso, CA (USA) ( 116deg 38'13'' W, 32deg 50'00'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: 0.8 seconds Color: bl Trail: - Persistent train: none Fragmentation: none Velocity: medium Sound: none Observer: G.J. Zay, R. Lunsford 1993 Dec 13 12 03 UT Solar longitude J2000: 261.597deg Magnitude: -3 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Descanso, CA (USA) ( 116deg 38'13'' W, 32deg 50'00'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: 0.8 seconds Color: gr Trail: - Persistent train: 0.5s Fragmentation: none Velocity: medium Sound: none Observer: G.J. Zay, R. Lunsford 1993 Dec 13 12 50 UT Solar longitude J2000: 261.630deg Magnitude: -3 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Descanso, CA (USA) ( 116deg 38'13'' W, 32deg 50'00'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: 0.8 seconds Color: wh Trail: - Persistent train: none Fragmentation: none Velocity: medium Sound: none Observer: G.J. Zay, R. Lunsford 1993 Dec 14 00 13 25 UT Solar longitude J2000: 262.113deg Magnitude: -3 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Morpeth (United Kingdom) ( 001deg 41'48'' W, 55deg 09'36'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: - Color: ye Trail: flare Persistent train: 2s Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: A. McBeath 1993 Dec 14 00 41 45 UT Solar longitude J2000: 262.133deg Magnitude: -3 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Morpeth (United Kingdom) ( 001deg 41'48'' W, 55deg 09'36'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: - Color: ye Trail: - Persistent train: 2s Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: A. McBeath 1993 Dec 14 01 02 20 UT Solar longitude J2000: 262.147deg Magnitude: -3 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Morpeth (United Kingdom) ( 001deg 41'48'' W, 55deg 09'36'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: - Color: bl Trail: terminal flare Persistent train: - Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: A. McBeath 1993 Dec 14 01 38 05 UT Solar longitude J2000: 262.173deg Magnitude: -3 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Morpeth (United Kingdom) ( 001deg 41'48'' W, 55deg 09'36'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: - Color: bl-gr Trail: 2 flares Persistent train: 1s Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: A. McBeath 1993 Dec 14 01 52 05 UT Solar longitude J2000: 262.183deg Magnitude: -4 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Morpeth (United Kingdom) ( 001deg 41'48'' W, 55deg 09'36'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: - Color: bl Trail: 4 flares Persistent train: - Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: A. McBeath 1993 Dec 14 01 53 UT Solar longitude J2000: 262.183deg Magnitude: -3 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Morpeth (United Kingdom) ( 001deg 41'48'' W, 55deg 09'36'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: - Color: ye Trail: flare Persistent train: 2s Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: A. McBeath 1993 Dec 14 02 06 10 UT Solar longitude J2000: 262.193deg Magnitude: -5 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Morpeth (United Kingdom) ( 001deg 41'48'' W, 55deg 09'36'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: - Color: bl-gr Trail: 3 flares Persistent train: 4s Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: A. McBeath 1993 Dec 14 02 09 45 UT Solar longitude J2000: 262.195deg Magnitude: -4 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Morpeth (United Kingdom) ( 001deg 41'48'' W, 55deg 09'36'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: - Color: ye Trail: 2 flares Persistent train: 2s Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: A. McBeath 1993 Dec 14 02 22 20 UT Solar longitude J2000: 262.204deg Magnitude: -6 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Morpeth (United Kingdom) ( 001deg 41'48'' W, 55deg 09'36'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: - Color: bl-gr Trail: 3 flares Persistent train: 5s Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: A. McBeath 1993 Dec 14 03 14 15 UT Solar longitude J2000: 262.241deg Magnitude: -3 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Morpeth (United Kingdom) ( 001deg 41'48'' W, 55deg 09'36'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: - Color: ye Trail: terminal flare Persistent train: 2s Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: A. McBeath 1993 Dec 14 03 23 35 UT Solar longitude J2000: 262.247deg Magnitude: -4 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Morpeth (United Kingdom) ( 001deg 41'48'' W, 55deg 09'36'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: - Color: bl Trail: mid-flare Persistent train: 3s Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: A. McBeath 1993 Dec 14 03 31 20 UT Solar longitude J2000: 262.253deg Magnitude: -7 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Morpeth (United Kingdom) ( 001deg 41'48'' W, 55deg 09'36'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: - Color: bl Trail: terminal+ 6-7 flares Persistent train: 5s Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: A. McBeath 1993 Dec 14 03 38 UT Solar longitude J2000: 262.257deg Magnitude: -3 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Morpeth (United Kingdom) ( 001deg 41'48'' W, 55deg 09'36'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: - Color: ye Trail: flare Persistent train: 1s Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: A. McBeath 1993 Dec 14 03 42 10 UT Solar longitude J2000: 262.260deg Magnitude: -3 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Morpeth (United Kingdom) ( 001deg 41'48'' W, 55deg 09'36'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: - Color: bl-gr Trail: 3 flares Persistent train: 2s Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: A. McBeath 1993 Dec 14 05 37 UT Solar longitude J2000: 262.341deg Magnitude: -3 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Descanso, CA (USA) ( 116deg 38'13'' W, 32deg 50'00'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: 0.8 seconds Color: wh Trail: - Persistent train: 1s Fragmentation: none Velocity: medium Sound: none Observer: G.J. Zay 1993 Dec 14 05 38 UT Solar longitude J2000: 262.342deg Magnitude: -3 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Descanso, CA (USA) ( 116deg 38'13'' W, 32deg 50'00'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: 0.8 seconds Color: bl Trail: - Persistent train: 1s Fragmentation: none Velocity: medium Sound: none Observer: G.J. Zay 1993 Dec 14 06 58 UT Solar longitude J2000: 262.399deg Magnitude: -5 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Descanso, CA (USA) ( 116deg 38'13'' W, 32deg 50'00'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: 0.8 seconds Color: wh Trail: - Persistent train: 0.5s Fragmentation: none Velocity: medium Sound: none Observer: G.J. Zay, R. Lunsford 1993 Dec 14 07 22 UT Solar longitude J2000: 262.416deg Magnitude: -4 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Descanso, CA (USA) ( 116deg 38'13'' W, 32deg 50'00'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: 0.8 seconds Color: wh Trail: - Persistent train: none Fragmentation: none Velocity: medium Sound: none Observer: G.J. Zay, R. Lunsford 1993 Dec 14 07 29 UT Solar longitude J2000: 262.421deg Magnitude: -7 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Descanso, CA (USA) ( 116deg 38'13'' W, 32deg 50'00'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: 0.8 seconds Color: wh Trail: - Persistent train: none Fragmentation: none Velocity: - Sound: none Observer: G.J. Zay, R. Lunsford 1993 Dec 14 07 35 UT Solar longitude J2000: 262.425deg Magnitude: -3 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Descanso, CA (USA) ( 116deg 38'13'' W, 32deg 50'00'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: 0.8 seconds Color: wh Trail: - Persistent train: 0.5s Fragmentation: none Velocity: medium Sound: none Observer: G.J. Zay, R. Lunsford 1993 Dec 14 07 52 UT Solar longitude J2000: 262.437deg Magnitude: -4 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Descanso, CA (USA) ( 116deg 38'13'' W, 32deg 50'00'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: 0.8 seconds Color: gr Trail: - Persistent train: 2s Fragmentation: none Velocity: medium Sound: none Observer: G.J. Zay, R. Lunsford 1993 Dec 14 09 30 UT Solar longitude J2000: 262.506deg Magnitude: -3 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Descanso, CA (USA) ( 116deg 38'13'' W, 32deg 50'00'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: 0.8 seconds Color: wh Trail: - Persistent train: none Fragmentation: none Velocity: medium Sound: none Observer: G.J. Zay, R. Lunsford 1993 Dec 14 09 41 UT Solar longitude J2000: 262.514deg Magnitude: -3 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Descanso, CA (USA) ( 116deg 38'13'' W, 32deg 50'00'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: 0.8 seconds Color: wh Trail: - Persistent train: none Fragmentation: none Velocity: medium Sound: none Observer: G.J. Zay, R. Lunsford 1993 Dec 14 09 46 UT Solar longitude J2000: 262.517deg Magnitude: -4 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Descanso, CA (USA) ( 116deg 38'13'' W, 32deg 50'00'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: 0.8 seconds Color: gr Trail: - Persistent train: 1s Fragmentation: none Velocity: medium Sound: none Observer: G.J. Zay, R. Lunsford 1993 Dec 14 11 20 UT Solar longitude J2000: 262.584deg Magnitude: -3 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Descanso, CA (USA) ( 116deg 38'13'' W, 32deg 50'00'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: 0.8 seconds Color: wh Trail: - Persistent train: none Fragmentation: none Velocity: medium Sound: none Observer: G.J. Zay, R. Lunsford 1993 Dec 14 11 34 UT Solar longitude J2000: 262.594deg Magnitude: -6 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Descanso, CA (USA) ( 116deg 38'13'' W, 32deg 50'00'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: 0.8 seconds Color: gr Trail: - Persistent train: none Fragmentation: none Velocity: medium Sound: none Observer: G.J. Zay, R. Lunsford 1993 Dec 14 11 43 UT Solar longitude J2000: 262.600deg Magnitude: -8 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Descanso, CA (USA) ( 116deg 38'13'' W, 32deg 50'00'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: 1 second Color: bl Trail: - Persistent train: 3s Fragmentation: many short lived pieces Velocity: medium Sound: none Observer: G.J. Zay et al. 1993 Dec 14 12 42 UT Solar longitude J2000: 262.642deg Magnitude: -3 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Descanso, CA (USA) ( 116deg 38'13'' W, 32deg 50'00'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: 0.8 seconds Color: wh Trail: - Persistent train: none Fragmentation: none Velocity: medium Sound: none Observer: G.J. Zay, R. Lunsford 1993 Dec 14 12 42 UT Solar longitude J2000: 262.642deg Magnitude: -3 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Descanso, CA (USA) ( 116deg 38'13'' W, 32deg 50'00'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: 0.8 seconds Color: gr Trail: - Persistent train: none Fragmentation: none Velocity: medium Sound: none Observer: G.J. Zay, R. Lunsford 1993 Dec 14 13 21 UT Solar longitude J2000: 262.669deg Magnitude: -5 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Descanso, CA (USA) ( 116deg 38'13'' W, 32deg 50'00'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: 0.8 seconds Color: gr Trail: - Persistent train: none Fragmentation: none Velocity: medium Sound: none Observer: G.J. Zay, R. Lunsford 1993 Dec 18 23 30 UT Solar longitude J2000: 267.170deg Magnitude: -5 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Glacier, WA (USA) ( 122deg ' W, 48deg ' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: 5 seconds Color: multi Trail: - Persistent train: 2s Fragmentation: severe Velocity: 10deg/sec Sound: none Observer: T. 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