(meteorobs) Apr 29th widely seen KCMO metro and pt.s N & W green fireball

[Bertunit at aol.com]

Since we're talkin' about the recent uptick on the green fireballs, I, too, 
saw a very nice one
early APR 29th pm 2011 eve. in Overland Park KS USA
 
 
Hi Bob and the meteor list!
 
I have to comment I saw my best apparent non-major shower related fireball 
in many many years on
the eve. of Apr. 29th this year. (2011)
 
Saw at 859pm local time a -6 or -6.5 vividly green fireball that for that 
time of night was 
fairly swift, emanating from the ESE. I'd say it lasted 4 seconds, and was 
fragmenting with
a terminal burst ending it's life in our atmosphere. Was long enough to 
have a homeowner on 
my construction jobsite get turned around on a golf cart to see the 2nd 
half of it after my
exclamation on it. His high school boy was behind me and saw the whole 
fireball as well.
 
Was spectacular, and KSHBTV NBC webpage had comments in the weatherblogs 
about
it, so I imagine it was widely seen.
 
Start was nearly due north at 33 degrees ending WNW at 12-14 degrees. Had 
excellent
field of view and knew directions well with Polaris above the start pt. 
 
Witnessed in Overland Park KS at about 38.5 degrees N longitude.
 
Long time since a bright eve. event for me!
 
And GREEN vividly. 
 
Almost could call it an apex-type and more rapid than what I would think 
typical in deep twilight.
 
Bert Matous 
Lenexa KS
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