Rare h-Virginid fireball
Fireball date: 12 April 2013 at 00:03:52 UT
Fireball ID: M20130412_000352
Yet another fireball from h Virginids meteor shower this week. For such a weak shower it is extremely unusual to see a fireball at all and yet it is a second one this week.
Calculated brightness was -4.0 magnitude, just making it into fireball category.
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