[meteorite-list] Large fireball over Tokyo at 8:25pm 6NOV09 correction

From: drtanuki <drtanuki_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 07:08:39 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <972034.77580.qm_at_web53110.mail.re2.yahoo.com>

Dear George and List,
  November has about 60 witnessed meteorite falls historically; so I would not yet rule this fireball a "dry" Taurid. Hopefully there will be more reports and several videos.
  I have corrected my reporting error to the research groups but have not done so here on the MetList or Meteorobs. The traveling direction of the fireball was from WN-to-NW. I made an error in my excitement and forgot that the compass that I was using was last used in the Southern Hemisphere, thus my readings were off by 180 degrees. I was shaking from excitement after witnessing the event. This is the fourth large fireball that I have witnessed in my lifetime of 50 years and #2 of 4 in brightness.

  The closest recovered meteorite near the estimated path of the fall is SAYAMA, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.

  Hopefully Ohtsuka-San will have some good news from the Sonata Corp fireball network? Ohtsuka-san please contact me off-list.

Best Regards, Dirk Ross...Tokyo
  

--- On Fri, 11/6/09, GeoZay at aol.com <GeoZay at aol.com> wrote:

> From: GeoZay at aol.com <GeoZay at aol.com>
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Large fireball over Tokyo at 8:25pm 6NOV09
> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Date: Friday, November 6, 2009, 11:45 PM
> >>? I just witnessed a
> large fireball? over the Tokyo area from my balcony.
> The fireball changed from blue, red? to green.?
> No sound was heard.? The
> fireball terminated at? approximately 10-15 degrees
> above the horizon.?
> Traveling direction was? from E-SE at approximately
> 140-150 degrees from North.?
> I was viewing this? event from a 10th floor apartment
> balcony and have a
> ground refernece tower for? extinction reference.
> This is the second largest fireball that I have? seen
> in my life and
> perhaps Japan will have a new meteorite!<<
>
> I'm? just guessing based on shower activity, but this
> could be a Taurid.
> One of the? peaks should be right about now. If so, I
> wouldn't expect any me
> teorites even? though this shower produces quite a few
> bright meteors.
> GeoZay?
>
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