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04 April 2011

Italy Meteor Fireball 2011.04.02 18.30.32 ± 1 U.T. The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News

Italy Fireball 18.30.32 ± 1 U.T. 2APR2011

Station Name: IMTN-Ferrara1-SE-
Observer: Ferruccio Zanotti
Location: Ferrara N 44.8181, 11.6167 E, alt. 9 m
Direction: AZ: 139 ° v 47 °
Camera: EX-12V6H Mintron MTV-integration 2x (1/25s) Computar 2.6mm F/1.0 Lens FOV: 122.8 ° * 97.1 ° (diagonal: 148 °)
Field blocked: 10%
Fireball 2011.04.02_18.30.32 ± 1 UT
Full track (J2000)
RA: 183,352
Decl i: -9,431
AR f: 181,351
Decl f: -20,954
Transit Duration: 4.68
Duration wake: 0.00
No fragmentation
Flares Number: 1
Apparent magnitude max: -4.4 ± 0.5
Zenithal magnitude: -8.9 ± 0.5
Meteor shower: J3_Cam (Camelopardalids)
Spectrum to first order: NO
Color camera: NO

SE from Ferrara Train Station (still in the twilight)
(c) 2011 Ferruccio Zanotti
IMTN-Italian Meteor and TLE Network

Taken from the station and stations in Abruzzo.
(c) 2011 Ferruccio Zanotti
IMTN-Italian Meteor and TLE Network

Fireball 2011.04.02_18.30.32 ± 1 UT
Full track (J2000)
RA (degrees): 206,247
Decl i (°): 40,765
AR f (°): 222,848
Decl f (°): 38,342
Transit duration (s): 7.0
Wake duration (s): 0.5
No fragmentation
Flares Number: 1
Apparent magnitude max: -6.1 ± 0.5
Zenithal magnitude max: -8.2 ± 0.4
Meteor shower: SPOR
Notes: slow fireball, the apparent magnitude -6, with dominant colors green and blue trail (visual observation).
Spectrum to first order: NO
Color camera: NO

Original Post in Italian:

http://meteore.forumattivo.com/t1739-fireball-20110402_183032-1-ut
Clear sky
Ferruccio Zanotti
IMTN-Italian Meteor and TLE Network
http://meteore.forumattivo.com/

Italy long meteor 2011-03-30 23:05:12 UT The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News

Italy long meteor 2011-03-30 23:05:12 UT
From the station Ferrara TLE Tracker (az: 33 ° North-East)

Ferruccio Zanotti
IMTN-Italian Meteor and TLE Network
http://meteore.forumattivo.com/

video con maggior definizione:
http://www.ciph-soso.net/FE2008/M20110330_230512_Ferrara_TL.avi

Original post in Italian:
http://meteore.forumattivo.com/t1734-long-meteor-2011-03-30-230512-ut#7587

Station Name: IMTN-Ferrara3-TLEtracker-(C) F. Zanotti
Observer: Ferruccio Zanotti
Location: Ferrara N 44.8181, 11.6167 E, alt. 9 m
Camera: EX-Mintron Colour 62V6HP integration 2x (1/25s) Computar 6mm F/0.8
Fireball 2011.03.30_23.05.12 ± 1 UT
Partial trace (J2000)
RA: 310,633
Decl i: 47,014
AR f: 290,714
F decl: 27,223
Transit Duration: 8.80
Duration wake: 0.00
No fragmentation
Number of flares: 3
Apparent magnitude max: -2.6 ± 0.60
Zenithal magnitude: -6.2 ± 1.5
Meteor shower: SPO
Spectrum to first order: NO
Color camera: NO

Saluti
Ferruccio !

Ferruccio Zanotti
IMTN-Italian Meteor and TLE Network
http://meteore.forumattivo.com/

Brushy Creek Impact Crater, Louisiana - Comet hit like an atom blast - The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News

ADVOCATE STAFF PHOTOS BY BILL FEIG

Paul Heinrich, the geologist who has been studying the likelihood that an ancient meteor formed an impact crater in what is now St. Helena Parish, shows an image of the crater’s center portion made by using LIDAR.

Comet hit like an atom blast

Story by Roberts, F. A.

Shattered citronelle formations, which give the earth a mottled look, are evidence of the impact of a meteor, said Paul Heinrich, a scientist with the Louisiana Geological Survey. The formations run along La. 37 and were created when a meteor or comet crashed into St. Helena Parish as long as 11,000 years ago, Heinrich said. ... (more)
http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/Comet-hit-like-an-atom-blast.html?showAll=y&c=y
Roberts, F. A., 2011, Comet hit like an atom blast.
Baton Rouge Morning Advocate, March 28, 2011

Brushy Creek Impact Crater Relief Map (c) Paul V. Heinrich

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03 April 2011

Denmark and Nebraska Meteor? 3APR2011

Internet Queries Indicate Possible Meteor in Denmark and Nebraska

Denmark Meteor? 3APR2011
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Leicester, UK Meteor 1:56am 3APR2011 Meteor/Meteorite News

Leicester, UK Meteor 1:56am 3APR2011
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02 April 2011

Rochester, NY Meteor Fireball 2APR2011 Meteor/Meteorite News

Rochester, NY Meteor Fireball 12:15 am. 2APR2011
Guest918 wrote:Saw a fireball about 12:15 am. I work by Rochester, NY. It lasted a few seconds.It's the first time in my life I've ever seen anything like it!Thought at first something had blown up in the sky but realized what it was! I was so shaken I went back into work to sit down. lol

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Quebec City, Canada Meteor? 2APR2011 Meteor/Meteorite News

Quebec City, Canada Meteor? 1:30am 2APR2011
Apr 2 2011, 2:45 PM

Steve wrote: I just saw a fling object just over my head in quebec city. 1:30 am i was talking with someone outside and we saw it.. it was really fast about 1 sec over my head and it's was bright white; sorry for my english i speak French. 02 april 2011 at 1:30.

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01 April 2011

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