re: Bolide is an old, outmoded term?

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re: Bolide is an old, outmoded term?

Bob Lunsford — 1/10/2006 10:50:39 PM (archived)

No, bolide is still used to describe a fireball that explodes with a terminal flash, often with fragmentation. The term fireball indicates only the brightness of the meteor. The term bolide describes an exceptional fireball.

I hope this helps!

Bob Lunsford
American Meteor Society

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Saw a Bolide Tonight - Lindy - 1/5/2006 5:09:29 AM
- re: Saw a Bolide Tonight - Tom Brosz - 1/5/2006 5:43:15 PM
  - re: Saw a Bolide Tonight - SDG - 3/4/2008 5:48:05 AM
- re: Saw a Bolide Tonight - SteveS - 1/5/2006 1:24:31 PM
  - I asked that question to the American Meteor Society - Lindy - 1/6/2006 9:00:10 PM
  - Quantradid? - Lindy - 1/5/2006 6:18:25 PM
    - re: Quantradid? - Chris Peterson - 1/7/2006 3:42:23 PM
      - Thank you Chris and Bob for stopping by here - Lindy - 1/7/2006 5:42:03 PM
    - re: Quantradid? - Bob Lunsford - 1/6/2006 10:29:53 PM
      - Thank you for that... - R.L. - 1/6/2006 10:49:11 PM
        
        re: Thank you for that... - Bob Lunsford - 1/7/2006 4:21:47 AM
        
        Bolide is an old, outmoded term? - LJK - 1/9/2006 1:54:52 PM
        
        re: Bolide is an old, outmoded term? - Bob Lunsford - 1/10/2006 10:50:39 PM
        
        Other types of meteor names? - LJK - 1/11/2006 12:26:49 PM
        
        re: Other types of meteor names? - stephanie - 3/3/2008 4:12:58 PM
        
        re: Other types of meteor names? - fag - 2/14/2008 12:32:53 AM
        
        re: Bolide is an old, outmoded term? - Chris Peterson - 1/11/2006 5:00:46 AM
  - PS - SteveS - 1/5/2006 1:56:19 PM
    - 2 others places you can make a report - LJK - 1/5/2006 4:00:18 PM
      - re: 2 others places you can make a report - Lindy - 1/5/2006 6:11:22 PM
        
        It's... green! - LJK - 1/5/2006 6:21:57 PM
        
        re: It's... green! - Lindy - 1/5/2006 7:31:57 PM
        
        re: It was probably the same one that I saw - Johannes - 1/6/2006 3:33:34 AM
        
        re: I'm was writing about the one back in 1966 or thereabout. (n/t) - Johannes - 1/6/2006 3:39:27 AM
        
        Yeah, it was freaky allright (n/t) - Lindy - 1/6/2006 5:35:13 AM
        
        My bet is on... - LJK - 1/5/2006 8:32:11 PM
        
        "It Was Green!" - podrock - 1/5/2006 7:29:38 PM
        
        re: "It Was Green!" - LJK - 1/5/2006 7:41:00 PM
        
        Why is it green? - nick hoffman - 1/5/2006 10:08:43 PM
        
        Nick is correct - R.L. - 1/6/2006 7:10:47 AM
        
        re: Why is it green? - Tom Brosz - 1/6/2006 1:07:21 AM
        
        re: "It Was Green!" - Lindy - 1/5/2006 9:42:08 PM
        
        The other bolide sighting - LJK - 1/5/2006 10:05:16 PM
        
        It was just... - podrock - 1/6/2006 11:05:54 AM
        
        re: It was just... - LJK - 1/6/2006 2:32:14 PM
        
        re: "It Was Green!" - Lindy - 1/5/2006 7:37:14 PM
        
        Looking out from the Pale Blue Dot - LJK - 1/5/2006 7:47:34 PM

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