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Fireball caught on tape over Texas, Meteor and did it hit the ground???
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post Feb 16 2009, 06:50 PM
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A meteor caught on Tape over Texas on Sunday February 15, 2009
Military says not related to Satellite collision last week.
Any reports if this object made it to the ground???

I wonder how many times this happens over a year???

Here are the Links:

Houston Chronicle:

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6264797.html

CNN:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/15/texas.sky.debris/


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lacalaca85
post Mar 5 2010, 08:46 PM
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It's fireball season. On 28th February, an approximately -20 mg bright one was seen from Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Well, not exactly seen, as most of the area was covered with thick clouds, but the short brightening to almost daylight was noticed everywhere. The media covered it many times over the next week, asking for video tapes and such, and interviewing (almost exclusively!) astronomers. (Nice break from the hype of the upcoming elections in Hungary...)

Here is the best recording so far, couldn't find it elsewhere like youtube, only at the Hungarian TV channel RTL Klub, so ignore the talk. Except where the two experts cheer. smile.gif No meteorites found so far, most of it likely evaporated.
http://www.rtlhirek.hu/video/84397

Lower quality, only in the corner shot:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvJkhiUUAT8

Best part: and astrologer said, and I quote here, "examining such celestial phenomena is not part of astrology and only superstitious people think that falling stars could effect their horoscopes." blink.gif laugh.gif
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- Bobby   Fireball caught on tape over Texas   Feb 16 2009, 06:50 PM
- - nprev   LOTS of spin & uncertainty over this, still; l...   Feb 16 2009, 07:22 PM
- - Fran Ontanaya   I read somewhere one fireball-sized meteor falls e...   Feb 16 2009, 07:27 PM
|- - helvick   I don't think I mentioned this here but while ...   Feb 16 2009, 10:00 PM
- - nprev   What was "unusual" about this one is tha...   Feb 16 2009, 10:11 PM
- - ilbasso   I have seen three broad-daylight bolides in my lif...   Feb 17 2009, 01:16 AM
- - Bobby   Texas meteorite hunters may have found fragments o...   Feb 20 2009, 12:10 AM
|- - Marz   QUOTE (Bobby @ Feb 19 2009, 06:10 PM) Tex...   Feb 20 2009, 03:07 PM
- - PhilCo126   Looks like all of the major meteorite hunters are ...   Feb 21 2009, 09:59 AM
|- - MahFL   Those two men need a good manicure !!   Feb 23 2009, 05:32 PM
- - tty   Another large fireball. This one over southern Nor...   Mar 3 2010, 06:58 PM
- - lacalaca85   It's fireball season. On 28th February, an app...   Mar 5 2010, 08:46 PM
- - nprev   Wow!!! The (near) terminal burst looke...   Mar 6 2010, 12:13 AM
- - imipak   Very nice - you don't need to speak Hungarian ...   Mar 6 2010, 12:25 PM
- - Rob Pinnegar   I had an impressive fireball experience last Augus...   Mar 14 2010, 05:56 PM
|- - pjam   QUOTE (Rob Pinnegar @ Mar 14 2010, 02:26 ...   Mar 22 2010, 03:50 PM
- - DFinfrock   This isn't a current meteorite impact, but cer...   Jul 30 2010, 02:19 AM
- - antipode   Southwestern Egypt is pretty remote from early dyn...   Jul 30 2010, 07:33 AM
- - jasedm   The Egyptians made use of meteoritic iron too, way...   Jul 30 2010, 10:02 PM


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