(meteorobs) [meteorite-list] Massive UK fireball

[Mike Hankey]

There are a several amazing videos of this online.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aZE8rEGR8k&feature=youtu.be

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/09/21/very-bright-and-spectacular-meteor-seen-over-northern-uk/

The AMS received quite a few reports.

Here's a map of all observations:
http://amsmeteors.org/fireball2/ams-event-map2.php?event_id=1379&year=2012&ratings=1

You can make a little more sense out of it, if you only look at
reports by observers with astronomy experience >= 3
http://amsmeteors.org/fireball2/ams-event-map2.php?event_id=1379&year=2012&ratings=3

There was also a significant fireball over Ontario, a few hours earlier.

http://amsmeteors.org/fireball2/ams-event-map2.php?event_id=1375&year=2012&ratings=1



On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 7:24 PM, Graham Ensor <graham.ensor at gmail.com> wrote:
> Nice video of this evening fireball travelling E-w ... unlikely to be
> space debris....hope it made it down...but probably in the drink
> again...
>
> Reports of massive fireball travelling across the UK just over 1 hour ago...
> Very much like Peekskill....video here...lots of other pictures coming in...
>
> http://twitter.yfrog.com/07l5tkggpuvoluavefdcaztrz
>
> Graham
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