Michael BuschFor any asteroid observers who may have telescopes available right now:
The new discovery #C8FF042 would be good to observe in the next 140 minutes - https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/scout/#/object/C8FF042
Fireball reports can be submitted at https://fireball.amsmeteors.org/members/imo/report_intro .
May be difficult for anyone to see the fireball through the snowstorm: https://twitter.com/NWSBUFFALO/status/1593829433101647873
NWS Buffalo on Twitter
“As the bands of snow off both lakes move northward, snowfall rates will remain 1" to as high as 3"/hr. The band will be moving slower off Lake Ontario, with more widespread 8 to 12" across northern Jefferson County now (1145 pm Friday night) through late Saturday afternoon. #nywx”
Impact location for #C8FF042 will be over Brantford, Ontario: https://groups.io/g/mpml/topic/c8ff042_probable_impactor/95129080 .
Where the sky is currently mostly clear.
For anyone anywhere nearby who is not clouded out.
[email protected] | C8FF042 Probable Impactor
How it started:
I assume that @[email protected] and company will have tracked the meteor: https://twitter.com/MrBeamJockey/status/1593880121768906754
Now the question becomes if anyone can find meteorites in the snow.
Bill Higgins— Beam Jockey on Twitter
“@michael_w_busch @westernuSpace Also, re @WesternU's meteor people… They've got radar near Tavistock, ON. They've got infrasound at Granton, near London. Sure hope their sensors are up and running tonight. As Pasteur said, chance favors the prepared mind! https://t.co/9F3rvfBArH”
Fireball reports for #C8FF042 are now available at https://fireballs.imo.net/members/imo_view/event/2022/8984 and https://fireball.amsmeteors.org/members/imo_view/event/2022/8984 (Thank you, @[email protected])
Fireball reports suggest the meteorites may have ended up in Lake Ontario north of Niagara. This would impede recovery.
Good luck to the searchers.
