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Re: FREQUENT FIREBALLS

Subject: Re: FREQUENT FIREBALLS
From: Chris L Peterson
Date: Sun, 03 Dec 2006 16:07:05 GMT
Newsgroups: sci.astro.amateur
On 3 Dec 2006 07:46:01 -0800, "RMOLLISE" <rmollise@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>No doubt...and add to that reentering space junk, which is probably the
>source of many of the "fireballs" we se.

Space junk accounts for less than 1% of fireballs. Most people who spend
time outside at night will see many fireballs, but never see any space
junk reentering.

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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
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