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Fireballs and loud booms
By dtewes in Sky Watch
February 16, 2009

   Fireballs streaking through the sky and loud booms have been reported in Texas, Kentucky and Italy since Friday, Feb. 13.
   But those in the know don’t believe they are the result of the collision of Iridium and Kosmos satellites that I blogged about last week.
   Initial reports were that the collision created a field of debris that included 600 pieces, which could pose a danger to other satellites.
   Spaceweather.com reports that the fireballs and loud booms were likely caused by meteoroids, not man-made objects.

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    We have been hearing these booms once in a while here in Spring. We've been blaming it on transformers. Thanks for the update.

    February 17, 2009 at 7:03 a.m.