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

[Jim Wooddell]

Hi Tom,

Don't think it was that big of an event, but yes indeed would have been 
cool to be right under it.  Were there any reports of sonics that you 
are aware of?

Jim


On 4/12/2014 9:46 PM, Thomas Ashcraft wrote:
> 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
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