(meteorobs) Large fireball over Tokyo at 8:25pm 6NOV09 correction

[drtanuki]

Pat,
  I now have video and still pictures of it from the Japanese Fireball group.  I will post once I have their permission to post.  Thank you for your interest and greetings.  Dirk

--- On Sat, 11/7/09, Pat <pat_branch at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Pat <pat_branch at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Large fireball over Tokyo at 8:25pm 6NOV09 correction
> To: "Global Meteor Observing Forum" <meteorobs at meteorobs.org>
> Date: Saturday, November 7, 2009, 7:42 AM
> Congrats on getting to see it!!
> 
> --- In meteorobs at yahoogroups.com,
> drtanuki <drtanuki at ...> wrote:
> >
> > Dear George and List,
> >   November has about 60 witnessed
> meteorite falls historically; so I would not yet rule this
> fireball a "dry" Taurid.  Hopefully there will be more
> reports and several videos.  
> >   I have corrected my reporting error
> to the research groups but have not done so here on the
> MetList or Meteorobs.  The traveling direction of the
> fireball was from WN-to-NW.  I made an error in my
> excitement and forgot that the compass that I was using was
> last used in the Southern Hemisphere, thus my readings were
> off by 180 degrees.  I was shaking from excitement
> after witnessing the event.  This is the fourth large
> fireball that I have witnessed in my lifetime of 50 years
> and #2 of 4 in brightness.  
> > 
> >   The closest recovered meteorite near
> the estimated path of the fall is SAYAMA, Saitama
> Prefecture, Japan.
> > 
> >   Hopefully Ohtsuka-San will have some
> good news from the Sonata Corp fireball network? 
> Ohtsuka-san please contact me off-list.
> > 
> > Best Regards, Dirk Ross...Tokyo
> >   
> > 
> > --- On Fri, 11/6/09, GeoZay at ... <GeoZay at ...>
> wrote:
> > 
> > > From: GeoZay at ... <GeoZay at ...>
> > > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Large fireball over
> Tokyo at 8:25pm 6NOV09
> > > To: meteorite-list at ...
> > > Date: Friday, November 6, 2009, 11:45 PM
> > > >>  I just witnessed a
> > > large fireball  over the Tokyo area from my
> balcony. 
> > >  The fireball changed from blue, red  to
> green. 
> > > No sound was heard.  The 
> > > fireball terminated at  approximately 10-15
> degrees
> > > above the horizon.  
> > > Traveling direction was  from E-SE at
> approximately
> > > 140-150 degrees from North.  
> > > I was viewing this  event from a 10th floor
> apartment
> > > balcony and have a 
> > > ground refernece tower for  extinction
> reference.
> > > This is the second largest fireball that I have 
> seen
> > > in my life and 
> > > perhaps Japan will have a new meteorite!<<
> > > 
> > > I'm  just guessing based on shower activity, but
> this
> > > could be a Taurid. 
> > > One of the  peaks should be right about now. If
> so, I
> > > wouldn't expect any me
> > > teorites even  though this shower produces quite
> a few
> > > bright meteors. 
> > > GeoZay  
> > > 
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