Comments on: AMS Fireball Stats Analysis http://www.rru.com/2013/03/ams-fireball-stats-analysis/ Sun, 14 Jul 2013 04:09:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Mike Hankey http://www.rru.com/2013/03/ams-fireball-stats-analysis/#comment-85006 Mike Hankey Fri, 29 Mar 2013 16:36:45 +0000 http://www.amsmeteors.org/?p=2585#comment-85006 Hey Bob,

Not sure who you are addressing, but all of the data that backs up our analysis is published on the site and an xls of this is linked on the page. You can review all raw data in the fireball logs. Perhaps I am not understanding your complaint, if so please clarify.

Thanks,

Mike Hankey

]]> By: Buffalo Bob http://www.rru.com/2013/03/ams-fireball-stats-analysis/#comment-83593 Buffalo Bob Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:44:19 +0000 http://www.amsmeteors.org/?p=2585#comment-83593 No offense, but why come on to a scientific based website, make the claims that you did and refuse to cite any proof or sources? Are you a government agent? Are you not from this planet?

]]> By: Mark Dayton http://www.rru.com/2013/03/ams-fireball-stats-analysis/#comment-81275 Mark Dayton Wed, 20 Mar 2013 05:50:11 +0000 http://www.amsmeteors.org/?p=2585#comment-81275 Awesome report and KML, Thanks Mike!

]]> By: Pat http://www.rru.com/2013/03/ams-fireball-stats-analysis/#comment-81117 Pat Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:37:47 +0000 http://www.amsmeteors.org/?p=2585#comment-81117 Thanks for collecting this Mike. Any recent news on the DOD providing access to their data or how it will be released?

]]> By: Mike Hankey http://www.rru.com/2013/03/ams-fireball-stats-analysis/#comment-80884 Mike Hankey Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:17:31 +0000 http://www.amsmeteors.org/?p=2585#comment-80884 Marc, Thanks for the comment! Yes we can only conclude that more people are seeing and reporting meteors to the AMS. All of the factors you mention are contributing. While improved exposure and software do help generate more reports, we still can’t make rocks fall from the sky :) That being said, it is natural for fireball rates to fluctuate from year to year. The AMS fireball reports is not a controlled environment so we can’t make any conclusions about the increases in events reported to the society. However the DOD systems should be able to do this.

]]> By: Marc Wilson http://www.rru.com/2013/03/ams-fireball-stats-analysis/#comment-80879 Marc Wilson Mon, 18 Mar 2013 20:56:11 +0000 http://www.amsmeteors.org/?p=2585#comment-80879 This is the same subject that comes up a lot with earthquakes. Why does it seem that there are so many lately? Is there an increase? USGS says no. Its just the publics perception of them has increased because of instant worldwide news reporting via internet, twitter & facebook. Everyone has cell phones & camera now a days. Surveillance cameras are everywhere. All-sky cameras are getting cheaper & cheaper and more amateur astronomer friendly. Asteroids on near Earth collision orbits are regularly making the news. Would the Russian meteor/meteorite have made the news 10 years ago? Probably not, atleast not instantly, and not with 20 or so different camera views instantly posted on Youtube. How many movies have come out in the last decade or so of doomsday comets & asteroids? News of your website and reporting “program” has also increased over the last few years. I for one, had never heard of it before about 5 years ago. So are meteors actually increased in numbers or methods of reporting them increased? I vote the latter. (P.S. Great work however compiling all the information together, it is still interesting that the majority of the sightings are still over populated areas, i.e., more eyes, more sightings)

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