(meteorobs) Midwest Fireball

Robert Lunsford lunro.imo.usa at cox.net
Thu Apr 20 22:07:49 EDT 2006


A significant fireball, rivaling the light of the full moon, occurred near 
2100 central daylight time on April 19 (0200 April 20 Universal Time). 
Reports have been received by the American Meteor Society from Missouri, 
Oklahoma, and Arkansas. These reports give an average magnitude near -11, 
with most witnesses mentioning fragmentation. Preliminary analysis indicate 
this object could be a member of the Antihelion meteor shower, with a 
radiant currently located in the constellation of Libra, near the planet 
Jupiter.

The AMS 2006 fireball table can be viewed at: 
http://www.amsmeteors.org/fireball/fireball_log2006.html

Clear Skies!

Robert Lunsford
American Meteor Society 



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