Star Greetings for Everybody! My name is Rosely Gregio, 48 years, teacher of arts and I reside in the state of São Paulo - Brazil (GMT -3). My interest for the astronomy comes from my childhood, mainly in what he/she refers the observation of meteors, comets, of the Moon and of satellites I have been reading and learned with the messages changed by the group since May of 2001. But me not put messages in the list because I don't understand anything of that infinities of numbers, though, I accompany the passage of many satellites to the evening on the sky of my house. The forecasts I see them for the site Heaven Above. Since a long time I have a doubt, perhaps be off topic and forgive me that, but they have some thing there to be;) The subject is very primary, but I am also beginner in the subject: How to recognize if it is a sidereal meteoroid or one re-entered of space garbage, satellite, etc in the atmosphere of the Earth? What does one of the other distinguish when they enter in our atmosphere? Now, the other part of the message;) Dear Mr. Zimmer. I don't know if Teacher Mourão entered in contact with the Mister. I didn't receive return of the e-mail that I sent for him. In whole the case, I saw a matter now for the www where Teacher Mourão confirms that the such ''giant meteor'' that entered in the atmosphere on the area of the state of Rio de Janeiro in the dawn of April 26, 2003 (Saturday) the 02:42 hours (local time: GMT -3 = 05:42 UT), it was not a normal meteor, but a part of the rocket Russian Próton thrown in the month of April. As that he said in the report: '' In fact, it was of the re-entered in the atmosphere of rocket Próton K'S fourth apprenticeship, that placed in orbit the military satellite Kosmos-2397 ". Thus, Your initial premise is confirmed! Congratulations and very thanked by solving the ''mystery'' of the giant meteorite. Below it follows the integral article that (very badly) I tried to pass to translate for English: Bepposax can reach north of Brazil with fragments of up to 120 kg; I object sees Saturday it was piece of Russian rocket Italian satellite drops among today and tomorrow Of the Local Report (Brazil) An unexpected episode still increased more the expectation with relationship to the fall of the Italian satellite Bepposax, that should drop today on the Earth or tomorrow. A fire ball tore the skies at 2:42 in last Saturday, visible in the Southeast area of Brazil. It was not Bepposax, that only threatens States of the north of the country (Pará, Amapá, Amazonas, Roraima, Ceará, Piauí and Maranhão), but other piece of space garbage, that returned to the Earth after having thrown for the Russians in April. " In fact, it was of the re-entered in the atmosphere of rocket Próton K'S fourth apprenticeship, that placed in orbit the military satellite Kosmos-2397 ", it informs astronomer Ronaldo Rogério de Freitas Mourão, of the Museum of Astronomy and Kindred Sciences of Rio de Janeiro. The fragment weighed more than four tons -three times the mass of Bepposax, satellite built by ASI (Italian space agency) and thrown in 1996 to study the rays emanated X of the cosmic space. The Italians published yesterday two reports with predictions on the fall of its satellite. The " window of having re-entered " (period in that the object can drop, taking into account the uncertainty involved in the calculations) it is more and more it narrows. Now the cientists can already affirm with 90% of certainty that Bepposax comes to the ground among today and tomorrow more probably tomorrow. The Italian satellite can drop in an area that occupies the whole strip equatorial, 4,36 above and below the line that divides the two hemispheres of the planet. Pieces of up to 120 kg they should resist to the friction with the atmosphere. The exclusion of some of the potential impact areas can only be made when the object is less than 24 hours the of its return to the ground. Until small objects they can make damages, according to Mourão. It is " easy to imagine the damages caused by a small ball, thrown the speed of 7 to 8 km/s. they are Equal to the impact of a box of 200 kilos to 100 km/h ", the astronomer says. Re-entered her of Bepposax it was well disclosed by ASI, but similar episodes are quite common. He/she is considered that of 30 to 90 pieces with more than 100 kg re-enters in the atmosphere to every year. " In fact, in the last three days, three superior apprenticeships of two Russian rockets and a North American one they penetrated in the terrestrial atmosphere. And a European one should re-enter next two days ", Mourão says. " Until today anybody he/she died reached by space garbage, but the danger is preoccupying ". (SN) It did be worth!!! it is again, thank you very much:)))) Celestial hugs for All! R.Gregio Mococa - SP - Lat.21.27.54S Long.47.00.21W rgregio@uol.com.br http://intermega.com.br/astromanual/ http://www.constelacoes.hpg.com.br http://membro.intermega.com.br/rgregio/ http://www.geocities.com/alnitack_br/ http://membro.intermega.com.br/fenomenos/ Todo email enviado e recebido por mim são escaneados pelo Norton antivirus 2003. ----------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from SeeSat-L, send a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@satobs.org List archived at http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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