Sounds like a description of a fireball. You asked about meteorites, and
apparently none are associated with this meteor. Fireballs don't usually
produce a "shower of stones", but such showers are frequently reported
when fireballs happen over primitive areas (which most every place was
in 1820).
Chris
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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
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----- Original Message -----
From: "chris aubeck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Friday, August 04, 2006 1:49 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Which meteorite felll on November 29th
1820?
Hi,
Greg has:
Nov 29 1820, Cosenza; Ionian Isles ... ... ... lighted everything up;
like daylight. Calabria. Arago says a shower of stones; other
accounts, only a great meteor. No mention of any detonations.
So I know such a case exists.
Best,
Chris
On 8/4/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
In a message dated 8/3/2006 5:03:47 P.M. Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Hi list,
Does anyone happen to know about a meteorite that fell on November
29th 1820 in Italy? I found an article describing the fall in The
Times of London from 1821, and there are a few scattered notes here
and there (Greg, etc) but nothing specific.
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