(meteorobs) California-Nevada Fireball January 17, 2013

[Robert Lunsford]

The American Meteor Society has received 45 reports of a bright meteor that occurred near 05:21 PST on Thursday morning January 17, 2013. Brightness estimates of this fireball vary considerably, but the average lies near magnitude -20, which lies between the light produced by the full moon and the sun. Every color of the rainbow has been reported with blue and white being most mentioned. A great majority of the reports have come from the San Francisco Bay area, but sightings of the same event have also been received from Southern and Central California, and Nevada. Individual reports may be viewed in the 2013 AMS Fireball Table at:  http://www.amsmeteors.org/fireball_event/2013/103#top

Clear Skies!

Robert Lunsford
American Meteor Society