Red Barn Observatory MPC

Red Barn Observatory MPC/IAU H68

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Georgia Fireball Network

Dual Detections

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This first event was recorded at the Red Barn Observatory in Ty Ty, Georgia. The date and time are listed.

The second event was recorded at Deer Run Observatory in Buena Vista, Georgia.

Note the slight angle difference and "zoom" in the images.

Video from Ty Ty, Georgia - v20080104_061750.88

Video from Buena Vista, Georgia - v20080104_061751.38

This is an "apparent" dual detection with the meteor entering "head on" at Ty Ty, Georgia and the trail is visible from Buena Vista, Georgia approximately 80 miles away.

Monitoring System Locations

Station 1

Deer Run Observatory - Matthew Gauthier (owner/operator)

Location: Buena Vista, Georgia 31803

Latitude: N 32 ° 14 ' 42 '' ( 32.245 ° )

Longitude: W 84 ° 28 ' 45 '' ( -84.479 ° )

Altitude: 188 meters

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Station 2

Red Barn Observatory - Steve E. Farmer Jr. (owner/operator)

Location: Ty Ty, Georgia 31795

Latitude: N 31 ° 23 ' 16.74 " ( 31.387° )

Longitude: W 83° 39 ' 7.149 " ( -83.651° )

Altitude: 107 meters

Detailed Info

Distance between cameras ~ 80 miles / 129 kilometers

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