(meteorobs) Bright fireball - Northern Victoria, Australia.

[Adam Marsh]

Hi to all. 

haven't posted in a long, long time.  Last night i observed a very 
bright fireball in Northern Victoria, Australia.  Below is the story...

Well, there i was driving to Cobram last night at about 9.45 p.m. from 
my home in Tocumwal when out the front window of the car appeared one of 
the brightest meteors i have ever seen...!

At first i saw the flash, the sky lit up and so did the ground.  I 
actually thought it was a flare at first, or fireworks, i threw myself 
forward and looked out the car windscreen.

At a height starting at about 30 degrees in the ESE, an awesome 
blue-green fireball was traveling downwards at an angle of about 20 
degrees, heading towards the south.  It lasted about 2 seconds and 
traveled for about 30 degrees, ending in a burst of light.

How bright?  Brighter than the 1st quarter moon, not as bright as the 
full moon.  It lit the ground up like it was twilight, and the sky was a 
green blue colour around the fireball.  I would estimate magnitude -11.  
Hard to put a figure on, but the sky was brighter around it than the sky 
is with a first or last quarter moon, so i made it -11.  Pretty damn 
bright, and from memory, one of the top three brightest meteors i have 
ever seen.

Anyone else heard of any reports of this object?  Possible meteorite 
fall?  Any info, please forward to the list or to myself at 
adamrmarsh at netspace.net.au  If i get enough reports, it would be good to 
have a go at tracking down a possible fall.

Cheers, Adam.
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