IMPORTANT! Alabama Video Mississippi Bolide Fireball 11JAN2011 13JAN2011

Laurentien2

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Toward the end of the video you can see this spectacular fireball falling. Impressive or is it the moon that is accelerated.

http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/2011/01/alabama-video-mississippi-bolide.html
 
Laurentien said:
Toward the end of the video you can see this spectacular fireball falling. Impressive or is it the moon that is accelerated.

http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/2011/01/alabama-video-mississippi-bolide.html

Hi Laurentien! Tried this and it did not work (after clicking on the moon)--also tried pasting in the URL into my browser--same thing.
 
SolarMother said:
Laurentien said:
Toward the end of the video you can see this spectacular fireball falling. Impressive or is it the moon that is accelerated.

http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/2011/01/alabama-video-mississippi-bolide.html

Hi Laurentien! Tried this and it did not work (after clicking on the moon)--also tried pasting in the URL into my browser--same thing.

just scroll down to the the video SolarMother, you will see this title IMPORTANT! Alabama Video Mississippi Bolide Fireball 11JAN2011 13JAN2011

But more I look at it, more it look like the moon crossing the sky. What got me first, is that it come from what I thought a respectable source "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite". I like to have your opinion on that but I think it is not a meteor.
 
Judging by the apparent rate of time lapse in that video, along with the size of the object, I would say it is the moon. I don't see what is so "IMPORTANT!" about this :lol:
 
Ask_a_debtor said:
Judging by the apparent rate of time lapse in that video, along with the size of the object, I would say it is the moon. I don't see what is so "IMPORTANT!" about this :lol:

:umm:

there is something there--upper right, just before the moon shows up...maybe someone who can flash freeze the sequence can help us decide.... :huh:
 
Re: Alabama Video Mississippi Bolide Fireball 11JAN2011 13JAN2011

Well, everything is faster in a time-lapse. I think it's just the moon setting.
 
On second examination I can't say that I think it is the moon. I did a little bit of frame counting and came up with a different conclusion.

The video description states it's a 24 hour time lapse. I noticed that every 5th frame the camera takes a picture pointed in a different direction, then returns for four frames at its original orientation. I also noticed that there are 24 of these switches throughout the 11 second duration of the video.

So I'm assuming each 5 frame sequence corresponds to one hour. The object in question is visible for 6 frames over a duration of 7 frames (the camera misses it when it changes orientation). The object moves across a good portion of the sky during this time period, way more than the moon would in a little over an hour. However, a meteor would not take over an hour to travel that path either, it would take far less time I suppose - I've never heard of a meteor being visible for over an hour.

Of course this could just be a fake. Here's an image of the relevant frames, I would have uploaded it locally but getting it down to the filesize required kills the quality too much.

_http://www.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/a67cee124c.jpg

If that looks too small you should be able to click on it to make it bigger.
 
Here is the site where the video is taken from and if you compare it with other videos from the days before or after, no maybe moon can be seen, like in the video.

Nonetheless, the fact that Data posted could be spot on, otherwise this fireball might have been very slow.




_http://www.wunderground.com/webcams/CRMCTech/1/show.html
 
They think that they solve the mystery about that one.


http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=39481
Flash Of Light – Mystery Solved!
James Spann | 9:12 pm January 12, 2011 | Comments (15)

Here is the results of the research done by Bill Cooke of Marshall Space Flight Center’s Space Environments Team in Huntsville… bottom line was that this was a 21 inch rock with a trajectory from NE to SW with a fall zone potentially in Central or South-Central Mississippi.

“Can confirm that this was indeed a fireball or bolide. Unfortunately no video of the actual meteor has surfaced, so I requested an analysis of signals from North American infrasound stations. We had one very clear detection, from the ELFO station in Canada, and a marginal signal at another station east of the visual sightings. Unfortunately the marginal signal is too weak to permit extraction of much information or to triangulate.

The ELFO signal arrived at 10:05:50 PM Central time, some 1 hour and 20 minutes after the event, and came in at an azimuth of 210 degrees. I you look at the attached plot, the black curved line shows the path of the ELFO signal, which intersects nicely with the bulk of the visual observations – indicated by the red dot – around Jackson, Mississippi (ELFO az gives 32 deg N, 89 deg W – Jackson is at 32 deg N, 90 deg W).

The infrasound signal at ELFO lasted some 2.5 minutes, and the amplitude permits an estimate of the meteor’s energy at 4.6 tons of TNT. If we assume a speed of 15 kilometers per second, we can derive a mass of 171 kg or 376 pounds. Making a further assumption that the meteor was porous rock gives a size (diameter) of 0.54 meters or 21 inches.

That’s the best estimate at this time – if video data of the meteor itself shows up, please let me know. Don’t hesitate to ask questions if you need clarification or more information.

Regards,
Bill”

Are they not supposed to be as big as a grain of sand. This one sure do not fit the profile.
 
I'm not sure this is the same object. They say the infrasound signal lasted 2.5 minutes, this suggests (i think) that it was not in the air for over an hour.
 
Here's a superimposed image of its positions that were captured, the gap is from the one frame where the camera changed orientation and did not catch the object. It does appear to be moving at a constant velocity in a straight line.
 

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Ask_a_debtor said:
I'm not sure this is the same object. They say the infrasound signal lasted 2.5 minutes, this suggests (i think) that it was not in the air for over an hour.

You may be right ask_a_debtor. There was so many sighting lately, it is confusing.
 
Laurentien said:
Ask_a_debtor said:
I'm not sure this is the same object. They say the infrasound signal lasted 2.5 minutes, this suggests (i think) that it was not in the air for over an hour.

You may be right ask_a_debtor. There was so many sighting lately, it is confusing.

From the blog at the end of the article, it happened on the 11 around 9 p.m. so my guest is that it refer to this one;http://www.katc.com/news/huge-fireball-spotted-over-southeast-us/
 
More on the Mississippi meteor from the NASA this time.

from; http://elpasoallsky.blogspot.com/search/label/NASA%20Meteor%20Fireball%20Bolide%20Update%20Jan%2013%202011

Major Breaking News...NASA Revising Size And Weight of Mississippi Bolide Upward...13JAN2011...Announces Fall Zone...

NASA Huntsville has confirmed that the bolide which exploded over Mississippi on Jan 11, 2011 is a "meter class" object yielding an explosive equivilent of roughly 80 tons of TNT and weighing over a metric ton at detonation. Original estimates put the object's size at 21 inches diameter and weighing 171 kilograms. In an ELPALLSKY interview with the Director of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office in Huntsville AL, Dr. Bill Cooke, at 16:45 MST 01/13/11, Cooke says "the meteor exploded at a high altitude and likely scattered fragments over a large area". Cooke also said "infrasound signatures from the event place the debris fall zone over Jackson Mississippi". This coincides with the original thinking of Dirk Ross Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News of Tokyo, Japan who theorized Jackson as the potential fall zone just after the event time of 20:45 CST on 1/11/11. Stay with ELPALLSKY for continued updates.

I'm surprise that NASA upgraded the size and weight and what an upgrade, from 4.6 tons of TNT to 80 and from 171 kilograms to a metric ton. Kept your eyes open.
 
Laurentien said:
More on the Mississippi meteor from the NASA this time.

from; http://elpasoallsky.blogspot.com/search/label/NASA%20Meteor%20Fireball%20Bolide%20Update%20Jan%2013%202011

Major Breaking News...NASA Revising Size And Weight of Mississippi Bolide Upward...13JAN2011...Announces Fall Zone...

NASA Huntsville has confirmed that the bolide which exploded over Mississippi on Jan 11, 2011 is a "meter class" object yielding an explosive equivilent of roughly 80 tons of TNT and weighing over a metric ton at detonation. Original estimates put the object's size at 21 inches diameter and weighing 171 kilograms. In an ELPALLSKY interview with the Director of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office in Huntsville AL, Dr. Bill Cooke, at 16:45 MST 01/13/11, Cooke says "the meteor exploded at a high altitude and likely scattered fragments over a large area". Cooke also said "infrasound signatures from the event place the debris fall zone over Jackson Mississippi". This coincides with the original thinking of Dirk Ross Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News of Tokyo, Japan who theorized Jackson as the potential fall zone just after the event time of 20:45 CST on 1/11/11. Stay with ELPALLSKY for continued updates.

I'm surprise that NASA upgraded the size and weight and what an upgrade, from 4.6 tons of TNT to 80 and from 171 kilograms to a metric ton. Kept your eyes open.

Thank you for that information, Laurentien. Maybe soon we will need a thread devoted to reported meteor activity!
 
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