I found the attached article to be very interesting. At the present time there are only three cameras in operation, all East of the Mississippi River. NASA hopes to eventually have 15 or more up and running. Click on the link and check out the two photos included on the homepage. You can click on the link for the video of a streaking object in the sky. It is very brief (only a second or three) and not as bright as the still photo shown on the page. Makes me wonder if the still photo is enhanced. Probably! Robert E Paty, Scottsdale, AZ aka Mad Hatter From: snglist@snglist.msfc.nasa.gov To: snglist@snglist.msfc.nasa.gov Subject: What's Hitting Earth? Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2011 00:18:44 -0600 NASA Science News for March 1, 2011 Have you ever seen a fireball streak through the night sky and gone to bed wondering, "What was that?" NASA is deploying a network of smart cameras that could have an answer waiting for you when you wake up. FULL STORY at http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2011/01mar_meteornetwork/ To unsubscribe click here: http://lyris.msfc.nasa.gov/u?id=133594N&n=T&l=snglist or send a blank email to leave-snglist-133594N@lyris.msfc.nasa.gov

These fireballs/ meteorites are alarming and fascinating. Quick as a lightning strike and even brighter. Somewhat a once in a lifetime experience, at least in this Latitude. Are they becoming more frequent or just better reports??? Bud.

As children we used to wish on falling stars, but as adults we were told they were small meteorites. Now i ge*t these emails telling me about no cameras on west side of Mississippi River. So that means if they come for us no one will know but any one lucky enough to see it. Or if it hit some one or place. Right? An awful thought. Viola. *