(meteorobs) Large fireball - central New Mexico April 12 2014 0904:28 pm MDT

[Thomas Ashcraft]

Very large fireball   Saturday evening April 12 2014 09:04:28 pm MDT    
( April 13 2014  03:04:28 UTC )

Multiple reports of a large fireball on the 10 pm local news alerted me 
to check my all sky camera.  I captured the fireball at the far southern 
edge of my camera field of view from my observatory near Santa Fe, New 
Mexico. Hard to tell from one camera view but it appeared to be heading 
north to south. It lasted about six seconds and there were multiple 
flashes as it terminated behind clouds.  It must have been an awesome 
sight to eye witness.

This fireball might have been picked up by Las Cruces cameras?  Lots of 
clouds tonight though.

Interestingly, this is another supersize fireball that barely made a 
forward scatter radio reflection and it was right in my radio sweet 
spot.  McKinley also noted that the largest of fireballs often make 
minimal forward scatter.  Very curious.

I will post my video soon though it is not spectacular being so far 
distant at the edge of my field of view.

Thomas Ashcraft near Lamy, New Mexico