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This was much different than other meteors I've seen in this area. The light was quite bright, aprox -16 mag. At first I thought it was a firework due to its brightness, but the path across the sky was wrong. I realized soon it was an apparent meteor. The elevation *appeared* to be below that of an aircraft traveling west. The aircraft was in such a position that it should have also seen the object. Meteors, and satellite transits are commonly seen here due to the very low amount of light pollution. This fireball appeared much lower than anything I've seen to date. There appeared to be an additional piece following the main meteor, perhaps a piece of the same object broken apart by tidal forces upon reentry, however it was too dim and the event didn't last long enough for good observation.
The tail was not long, aprox 15% of the visible sky. The fireball lasted from aprox 39° to 27° above horizon, an appeared to be N/NW from Cassiopeia. |
