Re: [meteorite-list] California long duration meteor 22AUG2013

Duration is not a reliable way to distinguish between meteors and space junk. You can only do that using velocity, which is difficult to do from one vantage point. I've recorded re-entering debris that only glowed for a few seconds. Chris *** Chris L Peterson

Re: [meteorite-list] California long duration meteor 22AUG2013

Twenty seconds? Sounds like re-entry debris. Anyone else? Richard M - Original Message - From: drtanuki drtan...@yahoo.com To: meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2013 11:01 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] California long duration meteor

Re: [meteorite-list] California long duration meteor 22AUG2013

Twenty seconds? Sounds like re-entry debris. Anyone else? too short in duration for re-entry debris... geozay __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

[meteorite-list] California long duration meteor 22AUG2013

List,   IF this was not a rocket launch we just had a 10-20 sec meteor event over California. California long duration meteor apprx. 21'56 PDT 22AUG2013 http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.jp/2013/08/california-fireball-meteor-22aug2013.html Twitter checkers go to work. Dirk Ross...Tokyo