INTERNATIONAL METEOR ORGANIZATION *** FIREBALL DATA CENTER FIDAC e-mail report no. 07/94 =============================== 1993 Oct 23 05 54 UT Solar longitude J2000: 209.941deg Magnitude: -3 Zenithal magnitude: -4 Location: Spotswood, NJ (USA) ( 074deg 24' W, 40deg 23' N) First sighting: alpha=077deg, delta=-06deg End sighting: alpha=076deg, delta=-16deg Duration: 0.4 seconds Color: bl Trail: elongated drop Persistent train: - Fragmentation: - Velocity: 24deg/sec Sound: - Observer: J.S. Gallagher 1993 Oct 23 06 40 UT Solar longitude J2000: 209.972deg Magnitude: -4 Zenithal magnitude: -4 Location: Spotswood, NJ (USA) ( 074deg 24' W, 40deg 23' N) First sighting: alpha=086deg, delta=+35deg End sighting: alpha=076deg, delta=+48deg Duration: - Color: wh Trail: streak Persistent train: 2s Fragmentation: - Velocity: very fast Sound: - Observer: J.S. Gallagher 1993 Dec 04 10 15 UT Solar longitude J2000: 252.378deg Magnitude: -6 Zenithal magnitude: -7 Location: Wadestown (New Zealand) ( 174deg 46'12'' E, 41deg 16'24'' S) First sighting: alpha=015deg, delta=-15deg End sighting: alpha=015deg, delta=+25deg Duration: 2 seconds Color: wh Trail: - Persistent train: 1s Fragmentation: none Velocity: 10deg/sec Sound: none Observer: C. Wren, P. Maloney 1993 Dec 10 09 30 UT Solar longitude J2000: 258.439deg Magnitude: -3 Zenithal magnitude: -3 Location: Palmerston (New Zealand) ( 175deg 24'30'' E, 40deg 21'00'' S) First sighting: alpha=020deg, delta=-58deg End sighting: alpha=345deg, delta=-30deg Duration: 3 seconds Color: ye-wh Trail: - Persistent train: 5s Fragmentation: 5 pieces Velocity: - Sound: none Observer: I. Cooper, D. Persson 1993 Dec 19 09 19 52 UT Solar longitude J2000: 267.587deg Magnitude: -4 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Wellington (New Zealand) ( 174deg 47'00'' E, 41deg 18'30'' S) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: 1 second Color: ye Trail: - Persistent train: 1s Fragmentation: none Velocity: 20deg/sec Sound: none Observer: G. Wolf 1994 Jan 08 09 15 25 UT Solar longitude J2000: 287.964deg Magnitude: -3 Zenithal magnitude: -3 Location: Rahotu (New Zealand) ( 173deg 47'30'' E, 39deg 20'18'' S) First sighting: alpha=100deg, delta=-60deg End sighting: alpha=105deg, delta=-20deg Duration: 1 second Color: wh Trail: - Persistent train: 1s Fragmentation: none Velocity: 20deg/sec Sound: none Observer: D. Richards 1994 Jan 08 09 18 10 UT Solar longitude J2000: 287.966deg Magnitude: -3 Zenithal magnitude: -5 Location: Rahotu (New Zealand) ( 173deg 47'30'' E, 39deg 20'18'' S) First sighting: alpha=115deg, delta=+05deg End sighting: alpha=185deg, delta=-58deg Duration: 4 seconds Color: ye Trail: - Persistent train: 1s Fragmentation: none Velocity: 30deg/sec Sound: none Observer: R. Austin 1994 Jan 13 10 10 20 UT Solar longitude J2000: 293.097deg Magnitude: -3 Zenithal magnitude: -3 Location: Princess Bay (New Zealand) ( 174deg 47'30'' E, 41deg 21'00'' S) First sighting: alpha=020deg, delta=-60deg End sighting: alpha=100deg, delta=-15deg Duration: 5 seconds Color: ye Trail: - Persistent train: 3s, smoky Fragmentation: 3 pieces Velocity: - Sound: none Observer: G. Wolf, R. Scobie 1994 Feb 15 23 07 UT Solar longitude J2000: 327.145deg Magnitude: -6 Zenithal magnitude: -9 Location: Hannover (Germany) ( 009deg 54' E, 52deg 25' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: - Color: - Trail: - Persistent train: - Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: H. Schulz-Benkendorff 1994 Mar 16 10 19 10 UT Solar longitude J2000: 355.688deg Magnitude: -3 Zenithal magnitude: -4 Location: Descanso, CA (USA) ( 116deg 38'13'' W, 32deg 50'00'' N) First sighting: alpha=279deg, delta=+41deg End sighting: alpha=285deg, delta=+30deg Duration: 0.3 seconds Color: wh Trail: - Persistent train: 0.5s Fragmentation: none Velocity: medium Sound: none Observer: G.J. Zay, R. Lunsford 1994 Mar 25 19 47 UT Solar longitude J2000: 5.019deg Magnitude: -8 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Weyregg am Attersee (Austria) ( 013deg 33' E, 47deg 53' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: 4 seconds Color: - Trail: - Persistent train: - Fragmentation: 3 pieces Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: W. Hubinger 1994 Mar 25 19 47 UT Solar longitude J2000: 5.019deg Magnitude: -8 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Frankenmarkt (Austria) ( 013deg 25' E, 47deg 58' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: 4 seconds Color: bl Trail: - Persistent train: - Fragmentation: 3 pieces Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: Mr. Schobesberger 1994 Apr 02 22 18 UT Solar longitude J2000: 13.029deg Magnitude: -5 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Hildesheim (Germany) ( 009deg 56' E, 52deg 09' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: 3 seconds Color: - Trail: - Persistent train: - Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: I. Griwatz 1994 Apr 18 21 13 UT Solar longitude J2000: 28.689deg Magnitude: -12 Zenithal magnitude: -16 Location: Greeneville, TN (USA) ( 082deg 50' W, 36deg 10' N) First sighting: alpha=199deg, delta=+19deg End sighting: alpha=172deg, delta=+58deg Duration: 5 seconds Color: - Trail: short lived 5-10deg Persistent train: - Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: swishing after 000 seconds Observer: J. Dietrich 1994 Apr 22 10 31 00 UT Solar longitude J2000: 32.158deg Magnitude: -5 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Early Intake, CA (USA) ( 119deg 57'45'' W, 37deg 51'11'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: - Color: bl Trail: rd Persistent train: none Fragmentation: 2-3 pieces in line Velocity: 13deg/sec Sound: none Observer: D. Holman 1994 Apr 22 11 40 UT Solar longitude J2000: 32.205deg 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: wh Trail: - Persistent train: 16-25s Fragmentation: none Velocity: fast Sound: none Observer: G.J. Zay, R. Lunsford 1994 May 05 08 11 UT Solar longitude J2000: 44.699deg Magnitude: -8 Zenithal magnitude: -9 Location: Glengowrie (Australia) ( 138deg 34' E, 34deg 58' S) First sighting: alpha=110deg, delta=-08deg End sighting: alpha=160deg, delta=+15deg Duration: 3 seconds Color: - Trail: slight Persistent train: - Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: W.G. 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