(meteorobs) Fireball SF Bay area Sunday 9:21PM

[Wayne Watson]

Hello, even at that I didn't catch anything, but that could also be from low 
lying clouds in that direction or just a matter of distance--the magnitude 
might have diminished by it from my vantage point. Your explanation is good.

We'll keeping looking! On a reasonable week, I generally get 2 or 3 
fireballs. Maybe 1 or 2 a month of really bright (-5 and higher) magnitude. 
Well, maybe my partner will chime in in the next day or two.

M Linnolt wrote:

> Hi Wayne,
> 
> Oh, you are way east of me in the Sierras! From the
> reports I got from my friend in La honda, and my own
> obs, I  suspect the meteor came in over the Fremont
> peak area, south of San Jose, so for you it would have
> been low in the SW, and heading directly away from
> you, certainly not in Piscis Austrinus.
> 
> Mike
> 
> --- Wayne Watson <sierra_mtnview at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
> 
>>I checked my camera but didn't find a thing.
>>Although I have a very good 
>>view of the sky, south is not my best direction for
>>low southerly objects. I 
>>have a hill in the south that probably gets up to 10
>>degrees; however, a 
>>check with The Sky shows the altitutde of Piscis
>>Austrinus at that time as 
>>36 degrees. I just sent a message to my (camera)
>>partner to see if he caught 
>>it. I may know later today.
>>
>>
>>Michael Linnolt wrote:
>>
>>
>>>While setting up my scope, I noticed a shadow on
>>
>>the wall and a bright
>>
>>>flash out of the corner of my eye. I turned
>>
>>quickly to see the terminal
>>
>>>burst of a quite bright fireball! I estimated
>>
>>magnitude -9, a 30 degree
>>
>>>path from Cetus to Piscis Austrinus. It was really
>>
>>breaking up, the path
>>
>>>had voids in it! Tracing back, it could have been
>>
>>a Northern Taurid, but
>>
>>>maybe a bit close to that radiant?
>>>
>>>Also, a number of local SF bay area observers
>>
>>reported a large number of
>>
>>>bright fireballs last night as well! No info on
>>
>>whether they were from
>>
>>>the same radiant or not.
>>>
>>>I filed the report with IMO. Anyone else notice
>>
>>this bright activity from
>>
>>>ANT or thereabouts?
>>>
>>>Mike Linnolt Woodside, CA
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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>>          Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop.,
>>Nevada City, CA)
>>              (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8
>>hr std. time)
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>>W, 2700 feet
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          Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
              (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
               Obz Site:  39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet

             "Here's a tip on how to save energy in your home. Use a fan.
              It mixes the warm air from the ceiling with the colder air
              below." -- Bill Wattenburg, scienctist, KGO radio

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