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New Free Apps for fireball reporting

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  • 28-10-2013 7:35pm
    #1
    MeteoritesEire
    Registered Users Posts: 413 ✭✭


    this was posted to meteorite list yesterday.Not sure if this reporting will work the same in seemingly endlessly cloudy Ireland but there it is.
    Dear all -

    I am writing to tell you about an exciting new free app.

    It allows anyone to report a fireball sighting anywhere in the world. The
    app is available for both iOS
    (https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/fireballs-in-the-sky/id709019924?mt=8) and
    Android (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tw.fireballs) phones
    and has a very easy interface. Basically you point at the sky where you think
    the fireball started and click on your phone, and do the same for where you
    think you saw the fireball disappear. You can then input all kinds of other
    attributes of the fireball. If enough sightings of a single fireball exist,
    it will indicate that it was the real thing. Data from a lot of areas will be
    collated to form a database of fireball trajectory data, thus allowing more
    orbits of extraterrestrial material to be resolved.

    This project is funded by the Australian Research Council and is called the
    Desert Fireball Network. Information about the project can be found at:
    http://www.fireballsinthesky.com.au/

    We would be very happy to receive comments, suggestions and feedback.

    Thanks very much.

    Cheers,
    Gretchen Benedix
    Senior Lecturer
    Curtin University


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