(meteorobs) Large fireball over Arizona Dec 11 2013 - video from near Santa Fe

Matson, Robert D. ROBERT.D.MATSON at leidos.com
Wed Dec 11 15:16:03 EST 2013


For reference, Venus was located at azimuth 238.9, elevation 3.7 degrees
from Thomas's observatory. So based on the video, that puts the fireball
terminus at something like bearing 237.6.  --Rob

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From: meteorobs-bounces at meteorobs.org
[mailto:meteorobs-bounces at meteorobs.org] On Behalf Of Jim Wooddell
Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2013 11:55 AM
To: Meteor science and meteor observing
Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Large fireball over Arizona Dec 11 2013 - video
from near Santa Fe

On 12/11/2013 8:43 AM, Thomas Ashcraft wrote:
> Dec 11 2013
>
> My all-sky camera caught the large fireball over southern Arizona at
> 02:10:57 UT.  The fireball was over 350 miles from my observatory.
>
> Not sure if there might be any useful data since it is miniscule at 
> the edge of my field of view.
>
> In the video the meteor appears at lower screen right passing near the

> bright dot which is Venus. NOTE:  The Moon is at low screen center,
> *not* to be confused with the fireball please.
>
> http://www.heliotown.com/FBns20131211_021057ARIZ8361_Ashcraft.mp4
>
> Thomas Ashcraft  -  Heliotown  -  New Mexico



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