(meteorobs) 2nd fireball on 30 October over Alabama

[Matson, Robert D.]

The more recent fall at ~22:37 UT over Alabama is even more impressive,
and is NOT a Taurid!  --Rob

-----Original Message-----
From: meteorobs-bounces at meteorobs.org
[mailto:meteorobs-bounces at meteorobs.org] On Behalf Of Bill Cooke
Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 5:52 PM
To: Meteor science and meteor observing
Subject: Re: (meteorobs) October 30th 2012 Fireball Over Southern
Mid-WestUSA

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&e
> nd_date=2012-12-31
> 
> Refer to event #1677 for 2012.
> 
> Clear Skies!
> 
> Robert Lunsford
> American Meteor Society