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                      FIDAC e-mail report no. 15/94
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1994 Jun 26  11 49 00 UT
Solar longitude J2000:  94.739deg
Magnitude: -6   Zenithal magnitude: -8
Location: Newtown (New Zealand)
( 174deg 46'42'' E,  41deg 18'36'' S)
First sighting: alpha=180deg, delta=-60deg
End sighting: alpha=025deg, delta=-60deg
Duration: 3 seconds
Color: ye
Trail: -
Persistent train: 10s
Fragmentation: sparks
Velocity:  20deg/sec
Sound: none
Observer: G. Wolf


1994 Jul 02  08 14 10 UT
Solar longitude J2000: 100.318deg
Magnitude: -10   Zenithal magnitude: -12
Location: Newtown (New Zealand)
( 174deg 46'42'' E,  41deg 18'36'' S)
First sighting: alpha=280deg, delta=-70deg
End sighting: alpha=090deg, delta=-50deg
Duration: 5 seconds
Color: wh
Trail: teardrop shaped
Persistent train: 8s
Fragmentation: 2 pcs.
Velocity:  15deg/sec
Sound: none
Observer: G. Wolf


1994 Sep 05  21 21 35 UT
Solar longitude J2000: 163.164deg
Magnitude: -4   Zenithal magnitude: -7
Location: Morpeth (United Kingdom)
( 001deg 41'48'' W,  55deg 09'36'' N)
First sighting: alpha=321deg, delta=-09deg
End sighting: alpha=320deg, delta=-28deg
Duration: <1 seconds
Color: or-ye
Trail: terminal flare
Persistent train: 2s
Fragmentation: sparks
Velocity: slow
Sound: none
Observer: A. McBeath


1994 Oct 12  15 04 28 UT
Solar longitude J2000: 199.146deg
Magnitude: -4   Zenithal magnitude: -7
Location: Steeple Rock (New Zealand)
( 174deg 50'18'' E,  41deg 09'42'' S)
First sighting: alpha=070deg, delta=+20deg
End sighting: alpha=110deg, delta=+35deg
Duration: 1 second
Color: ye
Trail: -
Persistent train: 3s
Fragmentation: none
Velocity:  35deg/sec
Sound: none
Observer: G. Wolf


1994 Oct 12  15 47 06 UT
Solar longitude J2000: 199.175deg
Magnitude: -5   Zenithal magnitude: -6
Location: Steeple Rock (New Zealand)
( 174deg 50'18'' E,  41deg 09'42'' S)
First sighting: alpha=080deg, delta= 00deg
End sighting: alpha=050deg, delta=+20deg
Duration: 2 seconds
Color: ye
Trail: smokey
Persistent train: 10s
Fragmentation: none
Velocity:  20deg/sec
Sound: none
Observer: G. Wolf


1994 Oct 12  16 04 22 UT
Solar longitude J2000: 199.187deg
Magnitude: -8   Zenithal magnitude: -9
Location: Steeple Rock (New Zealand)
( 174deg 50'18'' E,  41deg 09'42'' N)
First sighting: alpha=085deg, delta=-12deg
End sighting: alpha=085deg, delta=-12deg
Duration: 4 seconds
Color: ye
Trail: head on!
Persistent train: 5s
Fragmentation: none
Velocity: stationary
Sound: none
Observer: G. Wolf


1994 Oct 15  13 38 40 UT
Solar longitude J2000: 202.058deg
Magnitude: -3   Zenithal magnitude: -4
Location: Steeple Rock (New Zealand)
( 174deg 50'18'' E,  41deg 09'42'' S)
First sighting: alpha=095deg, delta=-14deg
End sighting: alpha=100deg, delta=-16deg
Duration: 1 second
Color: ye
Trail: smokey
Persistent train: 3s
Fragmentation: none
Velocity:  5deg/sec
Sound: none
Observer: G. Wolf


1994 Oct 15  13 50 05 UT
Solar longitude J2000: 202.066deg
Magnitude: -3   Zenithal magnitude: -5
Location: Steeple Rock (New Zealand)
( 174deg 50'18'' E,  41deg 09'42'' S)
First sighting: alpha=030deg, delta=+20deg
End sighting: alpha=030deg, delta=+20deg
Duration: 1 second
Color: ye
Trail: head-on
Persistent train: 2s
Fragmentation: none
Velocity: stationary
Sound: none
Observer: G. Wolf


1994 Oct 17  14 44 36 UT
Solar longitude J2000: 204.088deg
Magnitude: -6   Zenithal magnitude: -
Location: Ning-Nong Reef (New Zealand)
( 175deg 13'30'' E,  41deg 34'00'' S)
First sighting: -
End sighting: -
Duration: 1 second
Color: ye
Trail: smokey
Persistent train: 5s
Fragmentation: none
Velocity:  30deg/sec
Sound: -
Observer: G. Wolf


1994 Oct 30  23 02  UT
Solar longitude J2000: 217.381deg
Magnitude: -6   Zenithal magnitude: -
Location: Princetown, NJ (USA)
( 074deg 39'34'' W,  40deg 21'00'' N)
First sighting: -
End sighting: -
Duration: 1.5 seconds
Color: wh
Trail: wh-ye
Persistent train: yes
Fragmentation: none
Velocity: very fast
Sound: -
Observer: S.B. Pell


1994 Nov 08  15 15  UT
Solar longitude J2000: 226.074deg
Magnitude: -14   Zenithal magnitude: -
Location: New Halfa (Sudan)
( 035deg 41'  E,  15deg 22'  N)
First sighting: -
End sighting: -
Duration: 3 seconds
Color: gr
Trail: -
Persistent train: white smoke
Fragmentation: many small fragments
Velocity: -
Sound: yes after 000 seconds
Observer: K.M. Khalil, I. Hamid


1994 Nov 12  02 36  UT
Solar longitude J2000: 229.565deg
Magnitude: -4   Zenithal magnitude: -
Location: Waterloo, Ont (Canada)
( 080deg 32'  W,  43deg 28'  N)
First sighting: -
End sighting: -
Duration: 2 seconds
Color: wh
Trail: smooth light
Persistent train: none
Fragmentation: small bits of debris
Velocity: slow
Sound: none
Observer: S. Martin


1994 Dec 03  04 00 00 UT
Solar longitude J2000: 250.839deg
Magnitude: -10   Zenithal magnitude: -11
Location: San Marcos, CA (USA)
( 117deg 12'  W,  33deg 08'  N)
First sighting: alpha=344deg, delta=+19deg
End sighting: alpha=304deg, delta=-11deg
Duration: 4 seconds
Color: wh - gr
Trail: long, faded quickly
Persistent train: none
Fragmentation: exploded into sparks
Velocity:  12deg/sec
Sound: none
Observer: J. Bytof


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