[meteorite-list] Fireball 'as bright as full moon' spotted in night sky over Japan

From: Chris Peterson <clp_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Nov 2020 07:21:41 -0700
Message-ID: <7959be72-67df-e1a5-d97a-c8590f904055_at_alumni.caltech.edu>

One over Colorado on Thanksgiving morning, as well. May have been 100
times brighter than the full Moon. I've only recorded three fireballs
this bright in 20 years. Exploded high, and over rough terrain, so not
much hope of finding any surviving material. But an impressive event.

http://www.cloudbait.com/fireball.php?fb=fb/fb_2020-11-26x.dat

Chris

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On 11/29/2020 5:35 AM, Steinar Midtskogen via Meteorite-list wrote:
> Another one peaking much, much brighter than the full moon last night:
>
> http://norskmeteornettverk.no/wordpress/?p=3187
>
> http://norskmeteornettverk.no/bilder/2020/ildkule-20201128.mp4
>
> http://norskmeteornettverk.no/meteor/20201128/173801/trondheim/cam1/trondheim-20201128173757-gnomonic.mp4
>
> Apparently quite audible along the coast north of Gothenburg, Sweden.
> Visible from most of southern Sweden, southern Norway and Denmark
> desipite cloudy conditions most places.
>
> Shallow angle, possibly around 13 km/s entry speed. It went to sea,
> though.
>
> -Steinar
>
> drtanuki via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> writes:
>
>> Fireball 'as bright as full moon' spotted in night sky over Japan
>>
>> https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2020/11/1630e7941a64-fireball-as-bright-as-full-moon-spotted-in-night-sky-over-japan.html
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