[Cold Heat]

"meteoroid" -> "meteor" -> "meteorite"

That was my understanding. The difference in terms all have to do with impact.

For example, you have space dust and debris, but when it hits something it becaomes a micro-meteorite.

It is a hit or miss thing I would suppose.

To glow, it would have to be a bit closer. Like around 90-120 miles or so, I believe. Much depends on how far the atmosphere extends, as it is varies depending on many factors.

120 would be about right in most places.

[leadpenny]

Thanks ws. Maybe next visit it will give us a better show.

[cogitator]

This one (which was also a lot smaller) just missed on August 10, 1972.

I saw the home movie from which this frame was extracted on the evening news.

Here's a description:

Daylight Fireball of August 10, 1972

While one size estimate is as high as 80 meters diameter, the better estimates are 3-14 meters diameter.