(meteorobs) Fireball over SE Canada and NE USA September 21, 2012

[Robert Lunsford]

The American Meteor Society has received nearly 20 reports of a bright meteor that occurred near 20:30 (8:30pm EDT) on Friday September 21, 2012 over southeastern Canada and northeastern USA. Brightness estimates of this fireball vary considerably, but the average lies near magnitude -11, which is slightly inferior to the light produced by the full moon.. Every color of the rainbow has been reported with green and blue being the most predominant. 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 #1375 for 2012.

Clear Skies!

Robert Lunsford
American Meteor Society