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

[Roberto Haver]

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Roberto Haver

On Tue, 30 Oct 2012 17:22:00 -0700
  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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