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

[Bill Cooke]

This was a likely Taurid, as we caught it in 2 of our cameras. Details are as follows:

Event time: October 30 11:10:58 UTC (6:10:58 AM CDT)
Initial speed: 24.3 km/s
Final speed: 15 km/s
Radiant: RA: +55, Dec: +13

Start point: 89.475 W, +35.444 at an altitude of 70.6 km (43.9 miles)
End point: 88.673 W, +35.502 at an altitude of 29.2 km (18.1 miles)

On Oct 30, 2012, at 7:22 PM, Robert Lunsford <lunro.imo.usa at cox.net> wrote:

> 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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