(meteorobs) October 30th 2012 Fireball Over Southern Mid-West USA

Robert Lunsford lunro.imo.usa at cox.net
Tue Oct 30 20:22:00 EDT 2012


The American Meteor Society has received over 60 reports of a bright meteor that occurred near 06:10 CDT on Tuesday morning October 30, 2012, over the southern mid-western states. Reports were received as far south as Alabama and Louisiana, as far north as Illinois, as far east as Kentucky and Tennessee, and as far west as Texas and Oklahoma. Brightness estimates of this fireball vary considerably, but the average lies near magnitude -13, which is equivalent to the light produced by the full moon. Several colors have been reported with green being the most predominant. We are near the peak time of year for Taurid meteors, which are known to produce colorful fireballs. It is too early to tell if in fact this meteor was in fact a member of the Taurid meteor shower. Summaries of individual reports may be viewed in the 2012 AMS Fireball Table at: 

http://www.amsmeteors.org/fireball2/public.php?start_date=2012-01-01&end_date=2012-12-31

 Refer to event #1677 for 2012.

Clear Skies!

Robert Lunsford
American Meteor Society


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