Brilliant fireball

[Hornblower]

Last night I was observing at Old Tavern, VA, about 10 miles north of Warrenton. I saw a dazzling fireball low in the northern sky which traversed 45 degrees or so right to left in a few seconds while appearing to move away from me. Like a dummy I neglected to record the time or the beginning and end positions relative to the stars. I would estimate very roughly that the track was over west-central Maryland or southern Pennsylvania. It was sometime near 10 PM EDT. Any other reports of sightings would be most welcome.

[publiusr]

Here you go
http://www.amsmeteors.org/2017/08/pe...ugust-25-2017/
http://www.fauquier.com/fireball-str...75133fd1a.html

[Hornblower]

Here you go
http://www.amsmeteors.org/2017/08/pe...ugust-25-2017/
http://www.fauquier.com/fireball-str...75133fd1a.html

Thanks for the links.

[DaCaptain]

Any guesses to how big it was? Small marble size?

[Hornblower]

Any guesses to how big it was? Small marble size?

That was my educated guess, based on textbook articles I read decades ago.

[jfribrg]

Did you report it? A couple of years ago, I saw a fireball over Allentown PA which is in the eastern part of the state. I thought it was a few miles away, but in fact it was about 100 miles away over central PA west of Harrisburg.

[Hornblower]

Did you report it? A couple of years ago, I saw a fireball over Allentown PA which is in the eastern part of the state. I thought it was a few miles away, but in fact it was about 100 miles away over central PA west of Harrisburg.

Yes, I reported it to http://www.amsmeteors.org/2017/08/pe...ugust-25-2017/